“41% of all surveyed UAE students intend to become an entrepreneur five years after graduation”

“Student Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in United Arab Emirates” Report

By Rodrigo Basco and Rana Hamdan

“Even though the UAE’s economy is prospering, the future of the economy is tied to youths’ entrepreneurial behavior and their participation in a knowledge-based economy”.

Our report provides a summary of the most important results for UAE students in terms of entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial activities. We present our results by comparing the UAE student sample with two additional sub-samples: one composed of students from other Arab countries and one composed of students from the rest of the world.

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