Entrepreneurship Methodologies in Higher Education : An Experience in a Portuguese Business School

Today, entrepreneurship education is essential to improve the process of creating new firms, assuming new risks and rewards. The theoretical discussion around the question: 'Entrepreneurs are born or made' is whether it is possible to educate people to be entrepreneurs. Schools have an important role in this process. Believing in this possibility, our business school developed a set of pedagogical methodologies supported by apprenticeship, based on 'learning by doing'. This pedagogical methodology was created through a study of best practices. This study aims to propose a set of innovative methodologies and students perceptions' about their apprenticeship experience/process. The study concludes with a set of recommendations and a best practices manual, useful for appliance in higher education