The Role of Egyptian Educational Institutes in Entrepreneurship Value Co-Creation

Abstract

In recent years, studies on entrepreneurial education have called for further research that investigates the precise nature of the entrepreneurial ecosystem by exploring how learning impacts entrepreneurship and the role that educational establishments play as enablers and contributors in this process. This paper add to the existing literature by exploring the current state of entrepreneurship education in Egypt, where many programs suffer from an unclear vision about the precise role of the educational institution and have questions about the creation of more flexible learning environments and modes of delivery. Furthermore, in many Egyptian programs, there is a lack of understanding as to how entrepreneurial ecosystem elements interact, making it challenging to comprehend the dynamics of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Egypt. In order to explore the role of educational institutes within entrepreneurship value co-creation in Egypt and other developing countries, this paper uses the mainstream literature to create a conceptual Framework that provides a context for exploring value co-creation among educational and professional training institutes, and illustrates how interactions and relationships among elements within the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem can be used to guide the development of entrepreneurial education within developing countries.