Abstract
Sustainable education and entrepreneurship through practical learning activities are necessary for students in higher education institutions. Students must experience real situations to develop an attitude and personality of caring for the environment, and they can acquire entrepreneurship education by managing transactions with recyclables. The research group for the initiative for a zero-waste UKM campus has recognized the need for students from all levels to become involved in the management of UKM Recycling Center operations. The MegaGreen Solution company, established by five master’s students from the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, has operated the UKM Recycling Center with the help of 69 undergraduate students from the general university courses Self-Development (ZT1052) and Users’ Behavior (EPPM3113). The UKM Recycling Center operations provide students with experience to trigger their creativity and entrepreneurship knowledge and to increase their awareness of recycling activities. This article discusses the problems that occur in UKM Recycling Center operations and how these problems are improved by students’ involvement. The percentages of recyclables in the first three years of operations (April to July 2010 to 2012) were 1.68% in 2010, 2.18% in 2011, and 2.38% in 2012, with increasing numbers of users of the center, to eight persons per week. This is an early indicator of accomplishment for the students’ management operations. A pioneering survey showed that the majority of students involved in the program have been encouraged to think more creatively, innovatively and critically.
Highlights
Unemployment can prevent graduates from pursuing careers in their respective fields, but it is the responsibility of graduates to avoid limiting the opportunities available to them
Does entrepreneurship knowledge prepare graduates to be involved in their fields? The Ministry of Higher Education has given extra attention to entrepreneurship in higher learning as the catalyst for the National Transformation agenda by encouraging entrepreneurship education in the teaching and learning process in both formal and informal courses in higher learning institutions across fields of study
A company known as MegaGreen Solution was established by five master’s students from the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment UKM who were involved in solid waste management research projects and educational research, including managing 3R entrepreneurial activities at the UKM Recycling Center
Summary
Unemployment can prevent graduates from pursuing careers in their respective fields, but it is the responsibility of graduates to avoid limiting the opportunities available to them. Formal or informal entrepreneurship courses in engineering education can provide a wide range of career choices for graduate students. Sandberg and Ohman (2011) discuss a framework for a conceptual model of innovation learning (theoretical and practical) that includes the main components of product development innovation, ideas and business, information, marketing finance, consulting, contracts and copyright protection. According to these authors, students learn through experience. The Law of Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing were expected to be implemented in September 2012 to support the need for entrepreneurial innovation recycling
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