development of entrepreneurial skills in higher education

a comparative analysis of students and faculty perceptions in the Federal University of Fronteira Sul

Abstract

The development of entrepreneurial skills has become a topic of great discussion, especially within Universities, since they play a role of development and change in the environment where they are inserted. In this regard, the present research aimed to verify the perceptions about the development of entrepreneurial skills of the students of the Business course of the Chapecó campus in the Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul - UFFS, from theirs and the faculty point of view. It is a mixed research of applied nature with a questionnaire to gather data from the student body and a semi-structured interview to collect it from the faculty. For the analysis of the data, the technique of content analysis was used with the documents and with the results of the interviews and for the treatment of the data of the students, the technique of descriptive analysis was used. The results found point to a difficulty in keeping the students interested and actively participating in the University. Thus, it is necessary to have an education focused on the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes through the introduction of innovation within all components, in order to work teaching, research and extension altogether, bringing the student to the university experience through the development of entrepreneurial skills, improving teamwork and their self-esteem.