Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning

Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning

Key points

Entrepreneurship refers to an individual's ability to turn ideas into action. Entrepreneurial training promotes innovation, creativity and self-confidence. To foster entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning:

  • Early start, with the basis for entrepreneurial training and education
  • Supplementary entrepreneurial programmes within the national curriculum from primary school to higher education
  • Positive and effective cooperation between schools/universities and businesses
  • Involvement of teachers benefits their personal development
  • The drawing up of educational programmes for entrepreneurship should involve both employers and employees
  • Strong involvement and presence of civil society in the learning process
  • The importance of female entrepreneurs must be taken into account in schools with the aim of fostering a positive balance between women and men
  • Entrepreneurship must be fostered equally amongst disabled persons
  • Exchange of best practice is important and progress could be monitored through annual stock-taking conferences organised by the Commission
  • Media activities and the image they convey of business are important
  • An "Entrepreneurial staircase" can be used as one of several models in the Member States
  • The importance of creating one-stop-shops to facilitate the setting-up of companies
  • Launch of a European Year for Entrepreneurship upon a proposal by the Commission
  • Entrepreneurial mindsets for education and training can play a role in communicating Europe and bringing the EU closer to its citizens