University, Student and Entrepreneurship: A Case Study at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Students enter the labor market in a relatively short period of time and play an important role in the development of the country. The aim of this study was to determine the entrepreneurial spirit of students as a case study in the Faculty of Health of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2020.

This cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out in the year 2020. The study population was 248 students of the Faculty of Health of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. The sampling method in this study was random-stratified and the tool used in this study was a questionnaire that measured the entrepreneurial spirit of students with 50 items. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and other independent t-test and ANOVA to determine the relationship between variables. The software used to analyze the data was SPSS 22.

The mean score of students' entrepreneurial spirit was average (27.34 ± 183.41). The success dimension (39.04 ± 6.42) had the highest score and the risk dimension (33.62 ± 7.04) had the lowest score. The mean score of entrepreneurial spirit was significantly different from employment status (p = 0.004, t = 2.88).While there was no significant difference with the variables of age, sex, degree and field of study (p> 0.05).

This research can help managers, policy makers and planners in strengthening and promoting the level of entrepreneurship of students by using entrepreneurship development programs and trainings. In this regard, improving the spirit of risk-taking is an effective factor.