Research of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Colleges and Universities in the Era of Knowledge Economy

Abstract

In the new era, the importance of knowledge can be imagined, and in order to face challenged brought by the era of knowledge economy, special requirements are proposed to colleges and universities. First of all, colleges and universities should have a clear goal in education and pay attention to cultivating innovative talents. Second, they need to change their education philosophy to cultivate new types of talents that can meet demands of this era of economy. Therefore, colleges and universities need to make clear of the connotation of innovation and entrepreneurship education to constantly make innovations combined with new educational philosophy while emphasizing some problems in education to constantly make reforms and innovation as well as enhance the establishment of teaching staffs. This paper discusses how colleges and universities should provide innovation and entrepreneurship education in the era of knowledge economy so as to promote the cultivation of talents in China. Keywords-Era of knowledge economy; Higher education; Innovation and entrepreneurship education; Educational philosophy; Research and analysis I. INTRODUCTION The era of knowledge economy is an era based on knowledge. In such a society, knowledge is wealth, and only equipped with knowledge can we stand out in the fierce competition. At present, China advocates the transference from the economic model to the knowledge economic model so only core knowledge is the key for the development of enterprises and even the country, and innovation and entrepreneurship education is the main means to cope with the era of knowledge economy. In this regard, China still lags behind developed countries. However, with the increasing importance of knowledge, China is increasing its input in innovation and entrepreneurship education. Therefore, researching innovation and entrepreneurship education plays a rather important for the development of the country.