Many universities have had centers for entrepreneurship and other programs to stimulate an entrepreneurial culture and provide knowledge about effective entrepreneurship. The National Academy of Engineering and others have pointed out that the engineer of the 21st century needs to be entrepreneurial. This paper considers whether entrepreneurship can be learned and the specific skills and traits that are associated with successful entrepreneurship. It examines the activities of entrepreneurship centers and other programs for engineering students and concludes that there are a lot of resources available to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. The problems are that we need to reach far more students, continually learn more about what works to make them effective entrepreneurs and innovators and develop more champions within the engineering faculties to get our students what they will need.
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