Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurship competitions in higher education and impacts in secondary education

Entrepreneurship mentioned as a particularly important opportunity to tackle the problem of unemployment by creating new jobs. On the other hand, the role that education can play in understanding the various aspects of entrepreneurship is increasingly emphasized. The purpose of this article is to preview research results for entrepreneurship education that contribute to further exploration of useful factors in designing relevant education policies. The presented results are related to the views of students and graduates who have attended Entrepreneurship Education Programs (EEP) as well as views of teachers who have taught similar programs in higher education. It is also attempted to study the connections with secondary education. Specifically, results are referenced on the relationship between the estimates for the acquisition of knowledge at secondary education and the participation in entrepreneurship competitions in higher education with entrepreneurial activation factors.