Integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in TCSOL: Insights from Tangshan University

Abstract

Aims: This article primarily investigates the status of innovation and entrepreneurship education in TCSOL at local application-oriented undergraduate institutions in China. It also explores pathways for integrating innovation and entrepreneurship into the major. Methodology: The study surveyed 238 undergraduate students majoring in TCSOL at Tangshan University, Hebei Province, China. The research methods such as questionnaires and interviews are used to collect the data. Results: The findings reveal that 52.74% of students have limited understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship concepts. 59.07% of students have participated in very few or limited forms of the innovation and entrepreneurship education, while only 48.1% of students have engaged in more than two types of innovation and entrepreneurship activities. Additionally, 45.6% of students believe that the proportion of integration by specialized teachers is average or low, 53.2% of students think that the TCSOL major is not suitable for entrepreneurship, and 40.51% of students indicate that they are unwilling to try entrepreneurship if they are unemployed after graduation. Conclusion: The integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education in TCSOL can be achieved through optimizing the training program and establishing a mechanism for training innovation and entrepreneurship talents; creating demonstration courses integrated professional and entrepreneurial elements, and deeply exploring the innovation and entrepreneurship education components embedded in each course; strengthening the construction of the faculty team for innovation and entrepreneurship education; valuing and actively organizing students to participate in academic competitions of the innovation and entrepreneurship projects; establishing a scientific and reasonable evaluation mechanism for innovation and entrepreneurship talents. The proposed pathways not only offer valuable insights for innovation and entrepreneurship education in TCSOL at local application-oriented undergraduate institutions, but also extend relevance to broader educational contexts, including other majors and comprehensive universities.