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The University of Murcia presented on Monday the second GUESSS report (Global University Entrepreneurship Spirit Student's Survey), whose purpose is to make a diagnosis of the situation of Murcia university students before the entrepreneurial phenomenon and contribute to the knowledge of their career choice intentions.
According to the results of the report, the entrepreneurial intention of the UMU students is low at the end of the race, but increases considerably five years after finishing.
Specifically, women, five years after finishing their studies, are more enterprising than men, although entrepreneurship is their first professional option in the medium term.
In addition, it should be noted that the percentage of students intending to undertake when their parents are entrepreneurs (10.8%) is twice that shown by those whose parents are not (5.2%).
On the other hand, one in six students at the University of Murcia wants to be an official and one in five is seen working for the administration five years after finishing their university education.
This intention is greater in women than in men;
In fact, it is the first professional option for them in the medium term.
Another of the conclusions of the report is that the attitude and self-confidence of the students of the UMU are good, both variables being superior in the case of men.
It has also been found, among other things, that the level of influence of friends, colleagues and family is high in relation to the student's future decisions.
The results of this report may be of interest both to researchers in the field of entrepreneurship and to academic leaders, as well as to public and private institutions responsible for decision-making in the field of education and modernization of university infrastructure.
In Murcia, this study has been sponsored by the Social Council of the UMU and has been coordinated by Alicia Rubio, Vice Chancellor for Employment, Entrepreneurship and Society and Professor of the Department of Business and Financial Organization of the UMU;
and Catalina Nicolás, professor in the Department of Economic and Legal Sciences of the University Center of Defense General Air Academy.
GUESSS project
The GUESSS project is the most important collaborative research observatory in the world, in which 54 countries and more than 3,100 universities have participated.
The international coordination has been carried out by the universities of St. Gallen and Bern, with a team of renowned academics, led by Professor Philipp Sieger, with the sponsorship of Ernst & Young Family Business Initiative.
Fifty public universities have actively participated in Spain and more than 32,000 questionnaires have been collected among students.
'Talent UMUemprende' awards for the creation of a company
Following the presentation of the GUESSS report, the second prize for ideas for the creation of a 'Talent UMUemprende' company took place, in which members of the university community presented business ideas that could evolve towards projects to create Business.
A total of 126 proposals have participated in this call, which has a total of eight categories.
The best idea of ​​each category has received a prize of 350 euros, also granting two accésits in each of them.
The prizes awarded in each category have been:
Best idea in Fine Arts, Letters and Philosophy Award: 'Setradex', by Carmen María Chumillas García and Silvia Calzón Álvarez.
Best idea in Biology, Chemistry and Veterinary Prize: 'Phytomelatonin', by Josefa Hernández Ruiz and Marino Bañón Arnao.
Best idea prize in Computer Science and Mathematics: 'Nomadic App', by Nieves García Madrid.
Best idea award in Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Optics and Optometry and Osteopathy: 'Nicomed' by Nicomedes Pedreño Hernández.
Best idea in Law, Economy and Business and Tourism Award: 'Centralized database of non-financial information (RSC)', by María Victoria Cegarra Ureña and José Antonio Pérez Bastida.
Best idea award in Communication and Documentation and in Work Sciences: 'Fake News Hunters', from Africa Gelardo Arrebola.
Best idea award in Education, Sports Science and Social Work: 'Gózate', by Alba Hernández Santana and Ana Conway Mchugh.
Best idea in Social Entrepreneurship Award: 'Pets Home'.
by Carmen María Cuello García.
The act has taken place in the auditorium of the Faculty of Mathematics and has been attended, among others, by José Luján, rector of the UMU;
Juan Antonio Campillo, president of the Social Council;
Alicia Rubio, Vice Chancellor for Employment, Entrepreneurship and Society;
and Antonio Aragón, director of Entrepreneurship of the UMU.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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