Michael Angelo Perera

Entrepreneurship education (EE) in universities strengthens students' entrepreneurial potential, for their country's economic growth. Universities in Oman are dedicated to a systemic approach, collaborating with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and private sector to equip students with practical competencies, upholding vital national priorities outlined in Oman Vision 2040. The inclusion of UNSDGs adds value to this drive. By synergizing these vision documents, this approach transforms students into entrepreneurs, benefiting the national economy and global community. A study involving 80 undergraduate engineering students revealed a positive correlation between curricular and co-curricular entrepreneurship programs. The paper also explores entrepreneurial activities enhancing the educational journey. Furthermore, the concept of 'Entreversities' presents a three-stage model to transform EE practices and promote student startups, aligning with Oman Vision 2020. This provides an opportunity for universities to re-evaluate their entrepreneurship education paradigms, foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and cultivate a renewed culture of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship education (EE) in universities strengthens students' entrepreneurial potential, for their country's economic growth. Universities in Oman are dedicated to a systemic approach, collaborating with the entrepreneurial ecosystem and private sector to equip students with practical competencies, upholding vital national priorities outlined in Oman Vision 2040. The inclusion of UNSDGs adds value to this drive. By synergizing these vision documents, this approach transforms students into entrepreneurs, benefiting the national economy and global community. A study involving 80 undergraduate engineering students revealed a positive correlation between curricular and co-curricular entrepreneurship programs. The paper also explores entrepreneurial activities enhancing the educational journey. Furthermore, the concept of 'Entreversities' presents a three-stage model to transform EE practices and promote student startups, aligning with Oman Vision 2020. This provides an opportunity for universities to re-evaluate their entrepreneurship education paradigms, foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and cultivate a renewed culture of entrepreneurship.

The major purpose of this study was to determine the extent of effectiveness of learning employability skills at university level. This research intends to study the impact of the syllabus in developing fresh graduates’ knowledge and skills required for self-marketing as well as to determine their level of career readiness. It also aims to evaluate the degree of usefulness of the Employability Skills Development module among fresh graduates of the National University of Science and Technology, College of Engineering in the Sultanate of Oman. The research design used in this study is descriptive as the results obtained are presented as inferred from the analysis. The study was conducted in NUST College of Engineering. Data collection for this study was done by administering a questionnaire to fresh graduates. Simple random sampling method was used. The raw data was tabulated and the percentages were calculated for each questionnaire item along the five response options besides the ov...

This study focused on the assessment of the Employability Skills Development (ESD) Module of the National University of Science and Technology, Sultanate of Oman which prepares and equips graduates for employment. The population of the study was composed of 235 engineering students of the National University of Science and Technology, Sultanate of Oman. The descriptive research design was used in the study with a questionnaire as the data gathering instrument. Simple random sampling was employed. The data were analyzed and quantified through frequencies, percentages, and means. The null hypotheses were tested through the t test. The following are the findings of the study: the extent of awareness of the contents of the ESD module by the engineering students is much aware; the extent of knowledge of the components of the ESD module by the engineering students is very knowledgeable; and the degree of importance of the components of the ESD module by the engineering students is very im...