Student Entrepreneurship in the Digital World: Concepts, Examples and Programs

Öz

Today, along with the increase in the number of students, the digitalization movement and government-supported entrepreneurship programs are promoting and spreading student entrepreneurship. This study aims to examine the conceptual foundations of student entrepreneurship and reveal the dynamics of this process through current programs and successful examples. To this end, document analysis technique was used within the scope of qualitative research method. In this context, the study sought answers to the following questions based on relevant research: "What is student entrepreneurship? What are the contexts that influence student entrepreneurship? What are the dimensions of student entrepreneurship? What are the concepts related to student entrepreneurship? What current programs are available for student entrepreneurship? what are the examples of successful student entrepreneurship, and what are the criteria for success in the student entrepreneurship process?" In conclusion, it can be said that student entrepreneurship enables students to recognize their own potential and generate solutions, transform existing social, economic, or academic problems into entrepreneurial ideas, create value through digital tools even with limited resources, and develop social enterprises that offer solutions to others' problems based on their own experiences of helplessness.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Entrepreneurship
• student entrepreneurship
• youth entrepreneurship
• entrepreneurial university

Dijital Dünyada Öğrenci Girişimciliği: Kavramlar, Örnekler ve Programlar

Öz

Günümüzde öğrenci sayısındaki artışla birlikte dijitalleşme hareketi ve devlet destekli girişimcilik programları, öğrenci girişimciliğini teşvik ederek yaygınlaştırmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, öğrenci girişimciliğinin kavramsal temellerinin incelenmesi ve güncel programlar ile başarılı örnekler üzerinden bu sürecin dinamiklerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kapsamında dokuman analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada “öğrenci girişimciliği nedir, öğrenci girişimciliğini etkileyen bağlamlar nelerdir, öğrenci girişimciliğinin boyutları nelerdir, öğrenci girişimciliği ile bağlantılı kavramlar nelerdir, öğrenci girişimciliği ile ilgili güncel hangi programlar mevcuttur, başarılı öğrenci girişimciliği örnekleri nelerdir ve öğrenci girişimciliği sürecinde başarı kriterleri nelerdir?” sorularına ilgili araştırmalardan hareketle yanıt aranmıştır. Sonuç olarak, öğrenci girişimciliğinin öğrencilerin kendi potansiyellerini fark ederek çözüm üretebilmeleri, mevcut sosyal, ekonomik veya akademik sorunları girişim fikrine dönüştürebilmeleri, sınırlı imkânlar içinde bile dijital araçlar yoluyla değer oluşturabilmeleri ve kendi çaresizliklerinden yola çıkarak başkalarının sorunlarına da çözüm sunan sosyal girişimler geliştirebilmelerini sağlayacağı söylenebilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Girişimcilik
• öğrenci girişimciliği
• genç girişimciliği
• girişimci üniversite

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