Educating entrepreneurship competency to university students through mobile learning

Abstract

Objective: A current challenge for universities is to train entrepreneurial students, capable of improving the national and international positioning. Hence, the purpose of this article is to devise a strategy for the education of entrepreneurship competence in university students based on mobile learning (m‐Learning), combining face‐to‐face and virtual learning.

Methods: The researchers follow a mixed cross‐sectional approach, through the use of documentary analysis methods for the construction of the theoretical framework and characterizing the state of the art, the systemic approach was used for devising a strategy, and assessing students’ performance. A pedagogical experiment and the Chi‐Square hypothesis test (X2) were used to validate the results.

Results: A strategy for the formation of entrepreneurship competence in university students based on mobile learning (m‐Learning) is provided. Favorable results are shown in the sample of university students selected as entrepreneurs.

Conclusion: The experimental validated findings proved the reliability of the devised strategy for educating the entrepreneurial competence education in university students today. Its application is based on entrepreneurial projects development, assisted by mobile devices. This process integrates academic activities, the practicum, scientific research and technological innovation. The finding may be introduced in university majors in the country and abroad taking into account the necessary contextualization to actual conditions.