September 4th, 2019

By Nooraslinda Abdul Aris and Halim Shuhaimi Yeop Johari 

Introduction

Entrepreneurship education is claimed to be an important subject in developing more enterprising individuals. Entrepreneurship is an evolving process comprising of vision, change, and creation. The process requires an energetic and passionate individual for the formation and execution of new ideas and creative resolutions. Researchers accord that entrepreneurship activities produce employment, generate wealth and inspire economic development (Zamberi Ahmad & Xavier, 2012). Entrepreneurship is considered vital in the revolution of nations, politically and socio-economically (Matlay, 2005). As an effect, the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has taken a serious initiative in promoting entrepreneurship education among students of higher learning. This is in line with Malaysia Vision 2020 to achieve the status of a developed country, putting substantial emphasis on education towards building a knowledge-based economy.