The Role of University-Based Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Facing the Challenges of the Industrial Revolution 4.0

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10.2991/assehr.k.200513.049How to use a DOI?

Keywords

UBEE, 4IR, Padang State University

Abstract

The deliberation underlying this research was the launching of the Making Indonesia 4.0 by President Joko Widodo as a roadmap for entering the IR 4.0. In the university environment, there is a growing thought about various strategies in preparing students for the 4IR, such as dynamism, diversity of developed programs and the practices of the management, which are being applied at Padang State University (UNP). This research aims to explore the role of University-Based Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (UBEE) in UNP in getting millennial generations ready for the IR 4.0. The research applies the descriptive qualitative method and case study method. The result of the research concludes that UNP possesses the environment of technopreneurship in carrying out an identity as UBEE. Besides that, eight other strategies applied by the universities to face the 4IR: (1) university vision that leads to student entrepreneurship development, (2) create an academic community that have perspective as entrepreneur, (3) employ link and match strategy with the government and industry, (4) implement entrepreneurship programs both held by universities and Kemenristekdikti, (5) commit to the continuous program in long period, (6) commit to large financial resources, (7) commit to continuous innovation of curriculum, and (8) organize the infrastructures with the institution and entrepreneurial programs.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mona Novita
AU  - Ahmad Husein Ritonga
AU  - Jalaludin Jalaludin
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/05/15
TI  - The Role of University-Based Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Facing the Challenges of the Industrial Revolution 4.0
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Asian Education Symposium (AES 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 220
EP  - 223
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200513.049
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200513.049
ID  - Novita2020
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