Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is twofold. On the
one hand, the paper draws a comparison between the
national entrepreneurial potential and characteristics in
Romania and Greece, using the Global Entrepreneurship
Monitor (GEM) statistics. On the other hand, the paper
aims to investigate the students’ entrepreneurial potential
and the role of education, considering the case of two
technical universities, one from Greece and one from
Romania. While at national level the latest GEM data
indicates a higher entrepreneurial potential for Romania,
the institutional comparison made, and the statistical
data processing, underline the gap of entrepreneurial
education in both universities. More precisely, using the
questionnaire approach, we show that students hardly
perceive the role of courses related to entrepreneurship.
Thus, the courses taught at the analyzed universities fail
in highlighting and developing entrepreneurial skills,
although their structure and topics are related to
entrepreneurship. These results have practical
implications and they serve to find solutions for
improving the entrepreneurial education in both
institutions.
