Fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in doctoral education

Beskrivelse

The academic job market has gradually become more competitive for PhD graduates and the opportunities for attaining a tenure track position are limited. A large number of PhD graduates exit academia and develop their professional careers in an industry setting. It is argued that such transition could be facilitated by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset during doctoral education.

The entrepreneurial mindset is a way of thinking that encourages the ability to take initiative, be more adaptable, find creative solutions to overcome challenges and be more comfortable with taking risks. This mindset is useful well beyond basic business ventures, and can also be beneficial to PhD graduates who pursue careers either in academia or in commercial industry.

Developing entrepreneurial training that integrates both academic and industrial perspectives has the potential to significantly impact the complete innovation ecosystem. However, at many institutions,entrepreneurial education is often looked at simply from the point of view of academia.

The proposed session will be a panel discussion that aims to bring together the perspectives of experts from several academic and industry sectors to explore how to promote the development of the entrepreneurial mindset as part of doctoral education. The discussion will explore topics such as: the role that entrepreneurial training has in the context of career development, the advantages and disadvantages of existing programs, which features are most valuable from an industry point of view, and how to make such programs easily available and more attractive to PhD students.

Periode	15 jul. 2022
Begivenhedstitel	ESOF Euro Science Open Forum: 10th. edition
Begivenhedstype	Konference
Placering	Leiden, HollandVis på kort
Grad af anerkendelse	International