It can therefore be plausibly argued that tertiary institutions can thus be seen as an environment that can prepare students by providing the necessary knowledge and skills to become entrepreneurs thereby fostering entrepreneurial intentions. Acc
ording to Linan (2004) entrepreneurship education is “the whole set of
education and training activities
–
within the educational system or not
–
that try to develop in the participants the intention to perform entrepreneurial behaviors, or some of the elements that affect that
intention, such as entrepreneurial knowledge, desirability of the entrepreneurial activity, or its feasibility” As
such entrepreneurial education is regarded a key to the stimulation of both entrepreneurial spirit and thinking among graduates to become creators of wealth not seekers of employment