CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF DEVELOPING ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Islamic universities are increasingly paying attention to the academic development of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this study was to investigate the best barriers and opportunities in the transformation of the state Islamic university Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi into an entrepreneurial university. Islam itself strongly directs humans to live their lives through the Qur'an which functions as a guide for humans (hudan linnas) and guidance for people who are pious (hudan lil muttaqin).This study was conducted through a survey among experts in the field to identify the best barriers and facilitators in the transformation of the State Islamic University of Scjeh M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi into an entrepreneurial university.The results of the research survey show that there are internal and external barriers and facilitators of entrepreneurial transformation at UIN Sjech M. Djamil Djambek in Bukittinggi. This research study is expected to increase awareness of the internal challenges to make UIN Sjech M Djamil Djambek more entrepreneurial as well as the factors that can facilitate the transformation process and the need to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem at the University. Policy holders should pay attention to external barriers to transformation and in particular to the need for collaboration with stakeholders and exploring funding sources.This study tries to explore what factors are the obstacles and opportunities for realizing UIN which is towards an entrepreneurial university.Through this research, it is possible to increase awareness of the internal challenges to make Islamic universities of UIN Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi more entrepreneurial through factors that can facilitate the transformation process and the need to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Islamic universities of UIN Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi. Institutional leaders should also focus on external barriers to transformation, especially on building partnership networks. This study tries to focus on internal and external interests as an appropriate context. This can be found in the Qur'an surah al Jumuah verse 10, surah ash-shaf verse 10-11 and surah al-Qashash verse 77. In addition, it is also supported by a hadith narrated by Imam al-Bukhari sourced from Miqdam Ibn Ma'dikarib ra and narrated by Ibn Asakir from Anas ra.