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The Lucky Country by Donald Horne, which came out in 1964, has gone on to become a cult classic, as well as trademarking Australia with a nickname. However, Professor Iann Chubb believes we need a change of titles, shifting from the infamous \u201clucky country\u201d to being recognised as the \u201centrepreneurial country\u201d.<\/p>\n
Professor Chubb, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award, is a researcher, university leader, influential policymaker and a powerful advocate to government and the Australian public. This week, he has bought Australia\u2019s entrepreneur problems to light in a report titled, Boosting High-Impact Entrepreneurship in Australia<\/em>. In the report he notes that the entrepreneurship activities in most Australian universities are lacking in maturity by global standards. As a response, the report suggested that incentives linked to funding would encourage universities to recognise academic staff for engagement in student entrepreneurship activities.<\/p>\n In addition, the report reveals that few universities have frameworks to support entrepreneurial students\u00a0in place in Australia, whilst it is a very popular model overseas. In Australia, if staff are engaged with student entrepreneurship, it is generally unfunded and considered \u2018labour of love\u2019. However, in the United Kingdom, universities are assessed on not only the quality of their research, but also the impact this has on students and the economy. \u00a0The report suggests applying a mix of programs\u00a0in universities. It says entrepreneurs with track records should be recruited as role models and guest lecturers. Classroom-based learning should be supported with experiential programs such as incubators, accelerators, internships and overseas placements.<\/p>\n As \u00a0can be seen from the above, Chubb believes that entrepreneurism needs to be taught at all levels of educations – \u00a0in schools, universities, and throughout an individual\u2019s working life. In the report’s foreword he writes that entrepreneurship, “is inseparable from education \u2014 not independent of it…we need to shift our mindsets from a willingness to muddle along to a determination to make our luck.\u201d\u00a0What do you think, can entrepreneurism be taught and will this change Australia’s reputation to being more innovative?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"