Author(s)
Jacob L. Oyugi
School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kyambogo University, P.O. Box 1, Kyambogo, Uganda.
ISBN 978-93-88417-43-3 (Print)
ISBN 978-93-88417-90-7 (eBook)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-88417-43-3
The way that entrepreneurship has changed since World War II has had a remarkable effect on the educational landscape. It is now used as a model of development by educators, policymakers, and business owners worldwide.
One of the most notable developments in higher education in the twenty-first century is the emergence of entrepreneurial universities. Teaching, research, and community service have been the main responsibilities of universities. Universities are increasingly being asked to take on the extra responsibility of encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation in order to provide solutions to societal challenges. This necessitates reevaluating the university's mission in order to meet societal demands.
The growing realisation that public universities, especially those in developing countries, need to go beyond their conventional mandates is what gave rise to this book. By fostering and establishing entrepreneurial attitudes through knowledge commercialisation, they must offer answers to societal challenges. The entrepreneurial university should aim to create value through creativity, networking, and innovation across all disciplines.
This book examines ways that public universities might improve their management, leadership, teaching, research, and community involvement by drawing on both theory and practice. Using a model based on one that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has validated, it provides a framework and strategies for university transformation.
The work is set against the backdrop of Kyambogo University, one of Uganda's premier public universities. It looks at ways Kyambogo University can become more entrepreneurial and sustainable. It examines aspects including university collaboration, teaching and learning, organisational capability, leadership and governance, and entrepreneurial routes. It seeks to encourage scholars, administrators, and other stakeholders to reconsider the future of higher education—that is, to see universities as dynamic ecosystems where knowledge is transformed into marketable goods that have an effect on society rather than as remote ivory towers. Finally, I must stress that establishing an entrepreneurial university is an ongoing process of learning, adapting, innovating, and connecting with the university community and university ecosystems rather than a final destination.