Incorporating Learning through Doing in Entrepreneurship Education: The Case of an University-Industry Alliance in Asia

Abstract: With the developments in Asia, there is little doubt that entrepreneurship education would make it way across from the West to Asia. However, the form and manner it takes may differ because of the context and the definition of entrepreneurship adopted. With the differences in Asia and development of entrepreneurship policies adopted by the Asian policymakers, entrepreneurship education has variations across Asia. This paper outlines one such development in a new university in Singapore, involving the university with an industry alliance. The SMU Mission: To create and disseminate knowledge. SMU aspires to generate leading edge research wit