Transcript Positive Outcomes of The Policy

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
MALAYSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION :
POLICY, CHALLENGES AND WAY
FORWARD
SYAHIRA HAMIDON
Ministry of Education, Malaysia
[email protected]
Where Malaysia Wants To Be?
High Income
Targets US$15k-20k
per Capita by 2020
Inclusiveness
Enables all
communities to fully
benefit from the
wealth of the
country
Sustainability
Meets present
needs without
compromising
future generations
Characterics of Malaysia’s Economy in 2020
Market Led
WellGoverned
Regionally
Integrated
Entrepreneurial Innovative
Initiatives To Promote Entrepreneurship
Dedicated funding for
SME
Business in transformation
programmes
Provision of support
facilities including
incubators, advisory
services and training
Special support for young
entrepreneurs
Emphasis on Education and Training
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A large sum of Malaysian
budget has consistently
been for education and
training (about 21%)
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA (MOE)
Accountable to provide the
country with quality and
competitive human capital
Entrepreneurship in Education
3 MAIN
OBJECTIVES
Produce graduates with
entrepreneurial mindset
and capabilities
OBJECTIVES
Increase the number of
Graduate Entrepreneurs
To strengthen the
implementation of EE in
Malaysian Higher
Education
Nurture entrepreneurial
Academics and
Researchers
To ensure the success of
Entrepreneurship
Development Policy for
IHLs
Ministry of
Education
Entrepreneurial
Awards (MEA)
Entrepreneurship
Inculturation
Programme
Structured
Entrepreneurial
Empowerment
Programme
Social Entrepreneurship
Programme
Small Medium
Enterprise
Development Academy
(SMEDA)
Development of ‘Fully
Integrated Student
Entrepreneurial Mapping and
Entrepreneurial Knowledge
Management System’
Credited CoCurriculum
Activities
Training of
Trainers
Programme
Strategic Collaboration
with industry and
entrepreneurs
Positive Outcomes of The Policy
Increase
awareness on the
importance of EE
Increase
involvement and
participation of
students in
entrepreneurship
program and
activities
Enhance student’s
readiness to
venture into
entrepreneurship
as a career option
Issues & Challenges
Way Forward
KEY OBJECTIVES
 Enhancing entrepreneurial personal capacity
of graduates
 Making entrepreneurship central to the way
education operates
Employed
Self
employed
KEY STRATEGY
Business
Entrepreneurs
Social
Entrepreneurs
HARNESSING
ENTREPRENEURIAL
GRADUATES
Happy citizens
KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS
Increase
graduate
employability
Increase
number of
graduate
entrepreneurs
Generic
Student
Attributes
Conclusion
1. Malaysia believes that entrepreneurship and
innovation are the catalysts of growth
2. Provision of supportive ecosystem is a
crucial factor
3. Not everyone needs to become an
entrepreneur, but all members of society
need to be more entrepreneurial!
4. EE has become a policy and critical agenda
in Malaysian higher education