Business analysis survey of independent campus entrepreneurship through exploration of interests, opportunities and challenges for students at the faculty of teacher training and education Khairun University

Abstract

Universities as institutions producing graduates have the task of providing competency provisions to students. The number of college graduates has increased significantly over time, while the absorption capacity of the job market is very small. As a result, the open unemployment rate in Indonesia is quite high, reaching 9 - 10% and this includes the educated unemployed, university alumni. To overcome the high level of educated unemployment, it is deemed necessary to foster entrepreneurship among students. There are five main essences in entrepreneurship, namely: (1) a strong desire to work independently, have brilliant ideas, and be optimistic in trying, developing new, unique ideas, of interest to many people, especially in the economic field; (2) the ability to take risks and make decisions; (3) willingness to think and act creatively and innovatively; (4) willingness to work carefully, diligently and productively; (5) work with a spirit of togetherness and healthy business ethics. This research aims for the long term to produce an independent campus business/entrepreneurship model at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Khairun University. The short-term goal is to produce recommendations regarding student entrepreneurship on independent campuses. This research method consists of 2 stages, namely: stage 1) survey of the independent campus entrepreneurship model; stage 2) is dissemination and policy recommendations related to the development of student entrepreneurship on independent campuses, especially Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Khairun University. The research results show that students at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education have an interest in entrepreneurship and have quite strong self-efficacy as young entrepreneurs with an average presentation of 83%. The resulting recommendation is that there is a need for intensive coaching for students to understand and be able to entrepreneurship in accordance with the interests and needs of the times, namely digital entrepreneurship.