The EICAA Pilot Round implementation within TecnoCampus

Entrepreneurship serves as a fundamental cornerstone of TecnoCampus, forming one of its primary pillars. TecnoCampus comprises a university centre and a business park, harmoniously strengthening entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. TecnoCampus is aware that testing entrepreneurial skills among their university students holds immense significance in nurturing their potential for success in the dynamic professional landscape. These assessments provide a valuable opportunity to gauge the abilities of Tecnocampus’ students to identify opportunities and capitalise on these opportunities to create value and bring innovations. By evaluating their entrepreneurial competencies, TecnoCampus can identify strengths and areas for improvement, enabling tailored support and guidance. Moreover, testing entrepreneurial skills helps students understand the practical application of their knowledge, fostering a mindset of adaptability, resilience, and creativity.

TecnoCampus has fully committed to run a massive pilot test to examine the entrepreneurial competences among all its students. This commitment stems from the proactive involvement of the management board, who were informed by the EICAA team at TecnoCampus regarding the objectives of the EICAA project and the inherent advantages of conducting such a survey. The board acknowledged the value of obtaining a comprehensive overview of the entrepreneurial competence development among its stu- dents. This insight would serve as a crucial foundation for reviewing, refining, and designing existing programs. Furthermore, the pilot test would facilitate comparative analysis of entrepreneurial competencies across various disciplines and courses, fostering a more detailed understanding of their progression.

TecnoCampus is aware that testing entrepreneurial skills among their university students holds immense significance in nurturing their potential for success in the dynamic professional landscape.

The pilot test would facilitate comparative analysis of entrepreneurial competences across various disciplines and courses, fostering a more detailed understanding of their progression.

By evaluating their entrepreneurial competencies, TecnoCampus can identify strengths and areas for improvement, enabling tailored support and guidance.

The implementation plan was split in two phases. In the first phase, the survey was tested in a sample of about 90 students, by targeting a particular group of students that recently participated in an entrepreneurship program. Based on the results of this sample, the EICAA team at TecnoCampus will elaborate a preliminary report which would serve as the basis for a communication campaign. The second phase would engage the remaining students from TecnoCampus (3.500 students in total) and it is planned to be conducted at the beginning of the next academic year 2023-2024.

“This insight of the pilot round would serve as a crucial foundation for reviewing, refining, and designing existing programs. Furthermore, it would facilitate comparative analysis of entrepreneurial competencies across various disciplines and courses, fostering a more detailed understanding of their progression.”