Entrepreneurship Education and Project Management: Convergence of two Concepts

Abstract

This research report was written within the framework of the innovation transfer project â PIA2 â Project Management as an Instrument with Respect to Labor Market for Development and Assurance of Teaching Quality in Vocational Educationâ â a Life-Long Learning Programme sponsored by funds from the European Commission (2013 â 2014). The PIA2-Project with representatives from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal had above all three objectives: (1) The concept â Projektmanagement macht Schuleâ , which was developed by the Institut Technik und Bildung at the University of Bremen in collaboration with the Landesinstitut für Schule Bremen and the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement, was first subjected to countryspecific adaptations and modifications before being implemented in the participating countries in various different segments of vocational training. (2) Parallel to this, the initial concept was further developed using the experience gained from implementation and learning. (3) Implementation and further development was guided by the following joint motto: To what extent can project management contribute to reinforcing Entrepreneurship Education? This research report deals with the third aspect.