Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Entrepreneurship Education in Jordanian Universities

This research aims to understand the nature of entrepreneurship education, identify weaknesses, and propose policies for improvement. It highlights the importance of focusing on entrepreneurship education in Jordan and the broader Middle East region. Employing descriptive analytics, the study combines survey data with a comprehensive web search of Jordanian higher education institutions. The key findings reveal that, although various entrepreneurship courses are offered by Jordanian universities, effective integration of entrepreneurship education into the curricula of all institutions is yet to be achieved. Moreover, the study indicates that entrepreneurship education primarily relies on theoretical knowledge and predominantly adopts a business administration perspective. Based on these results, the study proposes recommendations for enhancing entrepreneurship education by emphasizing the proper incorporation of entrepreneurship courses into all academic disciplines. Additionally, it urges higher education policymakers to establish a realistic model for teaching entrepreneurship, necessitating improvements in the capacity and resources dedicated to entrepreneurship education in Jordan. These improvements should encompass both human resources and infrastructure elements. Thus, this study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting the need for enhanced integration and improvement of entrepreneurship education across Jordanian universities.