ERIC Number: EJ1239507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-354X
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Entrepreneurial Innovation Management: The Joint Italy-Colombia Master's Degree
International Journal of Educational Management, v34 n1 p70-80 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to acknowledge the value of joint educational entrepreneurship programs: universities impact on economic growth by building collaborative networks in order to encourage innovation through interdisciplinary training schemes. The case of the master's degree in Entrepreneurial Innovation Management, set up jointly by the University of Salerno and the Universidad Católica de Pereira, is presented. Design/methodology/approach: In order to conduct a competitive market analysis, the latest data on master's degrees in economics and information technologies management have been collected by means of a scraping procedure in order to build a data set for analysis. The authors have considered the masters' degrees offered in Bogotá, where most universities of Colombia are located. Findings: The data point out that current master's degree courses do not recognize the importance of interdisciplinary training, which is in great demand in the world of work: economics and computer science never run together and rarely do universities collaborate within a network to set up joint programs. Practical implications: The entrepreneurial culture could yield economic and social benefits by training students for a dynamic, global and increasingly digital job market. The case study represents a first step in building a network, which could be extended to other countries in the future. Originality/value: The originality of the study lies in the proposal of a joint Italy-Colombia master's degree, which is set up within a higher education network and may prove useful in creating job opportunities in both countries involved. Moreover, the learning path balances two traditionally separated disciplinary fields: economics and computer engineering.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, International Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Educational Innovation, Economics Education, Information Technology, Information Management, Employment Opportunities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy; Colombia
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