Investigating the role of Entrepreneurship Education on the Entrepreneurial Intention of Students at Universities in Kabul City

Abstract

The study of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education has gained significant importance over the past few decades due to its impact on students' entrepreneurial intentions. One of the key issues in this field is entrepreneurship education and its role in an individual's transformation into a successful entrepreneur. Therefore, this research investigates the role of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intentions of students at universities in Kabul, Afghanistan. The statistical population consisted of 200 undergraduate students who had completed entrepreneurship theory courses and entrepreneurship projects. The research method is applied in nature. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Partial Least Squares (PLS) was employed for data analysis.  The results indicate a direct and significant relationship between entrepreneurship education and students' entrepreneurial intentions. Furthermore, the variables of personal attitude toward entrepreneurship and perceived feasibility (self-efficacy) play a mediating role and show significant relationships between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. In contrast, the variable of perceived social norms regarding entrepreneurship does not have a significant mediating effect between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention.