Title :
The Exploration for the Development Models of Engineering Entrepreneurship: Based on Comparison between the Universities in China & the U.S.
Author :
Gao Shu-yu ; Zhou Xiao-dong
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Sci., Technol. & Educ. Policy, Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
The modle of the development for the engineering entrepreneurial capacity is a kind of modle which can help to promote the development of engineering education, including to develop the abilities of engineering expertise, innovation, Entrepreneurial spirit and social awareness.This article compares the modles of the development for engineering entrepreneurial capacity between China and the U.S., which is based on the comparison for the training objectives, curricula, organizations, forms of activities, funding sources and so on. And it is suggested that it is necessary to establish the training objectives consistenting with China´´s national conditions and regional economic development, to rely on venture projects, to improve the system of the entrepreneurship curricula, to establish the business organizations, to open up the sources of funds and so on.
Keywords :
economics; educational institutions; engineering education; innovation management; China; U.S; business organizations; development model; engineering education development; engineering entrepreneurial capacity; entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship curricula; innovation; regional economic development; social awareness; universities; venture projects; Educational institutions; Innovation management; Lead; Technological innovation; Training;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6579-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2011.5997973