Dr. Rucha Joshi
Assistant Professor, Plaksha University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Ridhima Jain
Research Fellow, Plaksha University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Dr. Shashank Tamaskar
Associate Professor, Plaksha University, Mohali, Punjab, India

Abstract

Sustainability is a grand challenge of our generation and we need to empower a future generation of engineers and entrepreneurs to ideate creative solutions. Currently, universities offer entrepreneurship education through electives and/or minor courses. We propose to augment this learning through Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML). Infusing sustainability-focus and EML in engineering education will enhance students’ awareness and curiosity about sustainable design and inspire them to add value to current solutions. Through this work-in-progress, we aim to create a “sustainability project-based” intervention in the curriculum for inculcating an Entrepreneurial Mindset and measuring it through students’ self-perceptions and class performance.

KEYWORDS: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Minded Learning, Engineering, Curriculum, Sustainability, Mindset.