The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on the Development of Entrepreneurial Project Management Skills among Students in Higher Education Institutions in the Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the impact of entrepreneurship education on the development of entrepreneurial project management skills among students in higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman. The descriptive research method was employed, in addition to a questionnaire comprising 24 items, which was administered to a sample of 120 male and female students enrolled in the Business Studies program at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Oman. In terms of arithmetic means, the first domain, the economic and social importance of entrepreneurship in sustainable development, ranked first, obtaining the highest mean score of 4.22. The domain practical training and the development of entrepreneurial and project management skills came in second, with a mean score of 4.22, while personal entrepreneurial skills ranked last, with the lowest mean score of 4.10. The results indicated that, overall, the level of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial project management among students at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman was high. The study concluded with a set of recommendations that could contribute to enhancing entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions in Oman, along with suggestions for further research in this field