Project description
Supporting women in STEM entrepreneurship
The European Commission’s Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan seeks to enhance Europe’s entrepreneurial potential. However, entrepreneurial intentions still require improvement in developed economies, particularly for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Studies indicate that entrepreneurship education can positively impact entrepreneurial intentions, but effective intervention programmes are necessary. The EU-funded WE4STEM project will create an evidence-based outreach programme to identify female STEM graduates and postgraduates with entrepreneurial potential. It aims to bolster their intentions and guide them toward personalised digital entrepreneurial education. The project will use data analysis, machine learning and educational technology to connect them to digital entrepreneurial education. This initiative aims to promote gender equality, strengthen human capital and enhance European economic competitiveness in STEM entrepreneurship.
Objective
The objective of the project is to develop new and lasting international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaborations in the research field of entrepreneurial education. The scientific goal is to create an evidence-based outreach intervention that (1) identifies potential candidates for entrepreneurship from among European female graduates and postgraduates in STEM fields, (2) strengthens their entrepreneurial intention and (3) points them to digital entrepreneurial education based on their personal profile. Entrepreneurship drives economic growth, job creation and innovation. In the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, the European Commission outlines the importance of strengthening Europe’s entrepreneurial potential. However, despite a range of actions entrepreneurial intentions are low in more developed economies. This is especially true for women in STEM fields, and it is particularly true for female students. Although the underrepresentation of women entrepreneurs is determined by socio-cultural and economic factors, studies show that entrepreneurship education can have a positive influence on the development of entrepreneurial intention. However, little research has been conducted to design evidence-based interventions. It is the aim of the proposal to create an evidence-based intervention that identifies candidates for entrepreneurship from among European female graduates and postgraduates within STEM, strengthens their entrepreneurial intention and points them to digital entrepreneurial education. Using data analysis, machine learning tools and Educational Technology we contribute to improving the profile matching that connects female graduates and postgraduates within STEM to entrepreneurship and uses algorithms to match between learner profile and intervention. We believe the intervention can significantly contribute to improving European economic competitiveness, strengthening human capital, and promoting gender equality within STEM entrepreneurship.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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07743 JENA
Germany
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