Curiosity and drive
Rhein-Zeitung reports that German universities should prepare students better for starting up their own business
Rhein-Zeitung
“Teaching students entrepreneurship, creativity, curiosity and drive should be part of a holistic university education, according to Klaus Landfried. “This applies not only to newer booming subjects like information technology and economics, but also to the humanities,” said the President of the German Rectors’ Conference at its annual meeting held at Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences.
At a panel discussion beforehand on the topic of “Studies and career”, Peter Rasenberger, a young computer entrepreneur from Düsseldorf, pointed out that almost all faculties at US universities have special chairs for entrepreneurship. German institutes of higher education have considerable deficits in this area. …”