MEGE--An Educational Partnership Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurship

Autor/inn/en	Salmivaara, Virva; Heikkilä, Jukka-Pekka
Titel	MEGE--An Educational Partnership Supporting Migrant Entrepreneurship
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 25 (2021) 4, S.119-131 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-8212
Schlagwörter	Entrepreneurship; Partnerships in Education; Expertise; Immigrants; Professional Personnel; Foreign Nationals; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Business; Foreign Countries; Profiles; Individual Development; Networks; Social Integration; Resilience (Psychology); Sustainability; Public Policy; Adults; Adult Education; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmungsgeist; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Expert appraisal; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Personalbestand; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Ausland; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Individuelle Entwicklung; Soziale Integration; Nachhaltigkeit; Öffentliche Ordnung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Finnland
Abstract	This article describes the implementation and lessons learned from MEGE--Multicultural Encounters, Growth and Entrepreneurship, an educational project aimed at better utilizing the expertise of migrant communities and international professionals in Finland, to foster entrepreneurship among those who migrate or return to the country from abroad. The 3-year project helped build bridges between communities by connecting different educational institutions and bringing together migrant communities and actors in the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. The resulting entrepreneurship training package was developed in cooperation with migrant participants and was offered free of cost to all international professionals, regardless of employment/residence status or cultural background. Key lessons learned suggest that the impact of such programs should be understood broadly, and that best results can be achieved by considering entrepreneurship education as both a service and a community. Such programs should contribute to participants' business acumen and bring together migrants and members of local entrepreneurship ecosystems. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01