TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose The current study addresses an entrepreneurial program offered by a Greek Higher Education Institution – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – to Information and Communication Technology undergraduate students and examines its effect on participants’ attitudes and perceptions towards entrepreneurship, within the wider context of entrepreneurship and education.Methodology/approach The program is part of a wider pilot project called “InnoEntre.” The particular pilot program is provided in cooperation with Aarhus University of Denmark. The objective was for Danish and Greek students attending the particular course to interact, come up with a novel idea, and transform it through a business plan, into a value-creating outcome, while presenting the steps, actions, experiences, and insight through the pilot program.Findings The study offers important implications sharpening knowledge around the area of entrepreneurship, focusing on the intersection between entrepreneurship and education. It highlights key dimensions critical for the successful combination of these two fields, pointing to the importance of young individuals’ perceptions and attitudes towards Innovation-Entrepreneurship Education (I&E), their expectations and particular needs from related educational programs, antecedents of entrepreneurial intention, etc.Originality/value Findings contribute to the combination of components to approach the wider fields of I&E, besides the University context, highlighting their multidisciplinary nature. Furthermore, the study adds to innovative pedagogy, highlighting the importance of the use of certain appropriate methods, models, and practices, and the use of ICT in supporting the development of business ideas into actual ventures. The study equally outlines critical managerial implications for entrepreneurs, managers, and policy-makers alike that can foster entrepreneurial activity undertaking among the youth.
VL  - 2
SN  - 978-1-78635-068-8, 978-1-78635-067-1/2051-2295
DO  - 10.1108/S2051-229520160000002007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-229520160000002007
AU  - Kyrgidou Lida P.
AU  - Sapounidis Theodosios
AU  - Stamelos Ioannis
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Entrepreneurship and Education: The “InnoEntre” Project
T2  - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education
T3  - Advances in Digital Education and Lifelong Learning
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 131
EP  - 146
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -