Entrepreneurial Ideas Catalyst for Careers of Graduates through International Collaboration

Abstract

Campus entrepreneurial ideas were being realized in UiTM Kedah Branch Campus as part of the initiative to develop creativity as well as innovative, adaptable, and lateral thinking in producing the high quality demand of graduates. Within the Malaysian government initiative, the Action Plan of Malaysian Higher Ministry Education were alluring in enhancing The Higher Education Entrepreneurship Development Policy with the initial intent of achieving high quality human capital, equipped with entrepreneurial thinking, attributes, and values, hence to produce more graduate entrepreneurs to act as catalysts for economic transformation. Inspired by this action, UiTM Kedah management has taken its step by promoting entrepreneurship as club activity and individual involvement through several initiatives, such as night market, car boot sale, push cart, alumni business incentive, training by caterer providers, kiosk and international wholesale programs. However, students merely recognized these positive initiatives by practicing as entrepreneurs during their studies and resulted in job hunting for private or government sector after graduated. The prospect of entrepreneurial ideas in the campus environment were explored in regards to what were the initiative that has been done and the possible potential areas in entrepreneurship to be explore through an international collaboration. The intention of this paper is to outline the achievement and possible action to stimulates entrepreneurial awareness and recommend some insights into how campus can develop entrepreneurship activities by upcoming collaboration. The suggestions are then made as a way forward in assessing entrepreneurial awareness and action among graduates whom will be a player in realizing successful economic nation.