Colleges catch the business bug

Entrepreneurship is becoming an essential part of third-level learning, writes John Hearne.

Colleges catch the business bug

Entrepreneurship is seeping slowly through the third level system. In addition to dedicated courses on starting new businesses, there are cross-disciplinary initiatives, competitions and industry placements, all designed to give students the confidence and skills to strike out on their own.

Michael Campion, a lecturer in NUI Galway says the first step in the drive to encourage entrepreneurship among business undergraduates is to awaken their creativity.

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