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Tribune News Network
Doha
QATAR University College of Business and Economics (QU-CBE) will hold the 4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship in Economic Development on April 24-25.
Announcing this at a press conference held on Tuesday QU-CBE Dean Dr Khalid Shams M A al Abdulqader said:"Entrepreneurship education is a key factor in changing the behaviour of individuals and in encouraging them to innovate. It is also essential to build the capabilities and skills of entrepreneurs, and to enable them to better understand the concept of entrepreneurship and deal with the environment surrounding them."
He added:"Entrepreneurship education has become increasingly important in recent years in developing countries, especially in the Gulf countries. There are a number of initiatives being implemented in the Gulf countries in general and Qatar in particular to develop the culture and skills of entrepreneurs."
Also present at the press conference were Qatar Development Bank (QDB) Executive Director of Strategy and Business Development Hamad al Kubaisi, and CBE Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) Director and Assistant Professor of Economics Dr Mahmoud Abdullatif.
Organised in collaboration with QDB, the conference aims to identify the experiences of developed countries in the field of entrepreneurship education, and to evaluate the efforts made in Qatar and the region to teach entrepreneurship in schools, universities or for individuals interested in entrepreneurship.
The meet will provide a platform to discuss the importance of entrepreneurship education for youth and to highlight its role in equipping students with the necessary skills and abilities to become future entrepreneurs.
Keynote speakers include International Council of Small Business (ICSB) Executive Director Dr Ayman El Tarabishy, author of the book 'On Innovation' Terry Jones, TOP Institute - Australia Senior Director of Research Prof Brian Gibson, Australian Center for Entrepreneurship Research Director Prof Per Davidsson, and MIT Sociotechnical Systems Research Center Professor Emeritus and Former Director Prof Deborah Nightingale.
