The Dean of the College of Business, Jouf University, presented a paper that reviewed the reality of entrepreneurship centers in Saudi universities

Dr. Mohammed bin Nayef Al-Otaibi, the Dean of the College of Business, Jouf University, presented a paper that reviewed the reality of entrepreneurship centers in Saudi universities and the required change in the light of globalization and economic competition among the organizations and the increasing importance of the entrepreneurship sector which contributes to increasing the added value and growth of the national economy, and its vital role in creating jobs and sustainable development, as well as its contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the National Transition 2020 and Vision 2030 and its targets.

In his paper, Dr. Al-Otaibi also manipulated the important role played by entrepreneurship centers in Saudi universities, which seeks to improve and develop the quality of their outputs in line with the needs of the labor market and the development of community partnership, in line with the vision of the Kingdom 2030 for university education, to bridge the gap between the output of university education and the needs of the labor market, and the role of entrepreneurship courses and programs in improving graduates' qualifications through learning outcomes.

Finally, the recommendations that could contribute to overcoming the current constraints that limit the role of entrepreneurship centers in Saudi universities were reviewed.

The paper was part of the program of the 8th International Conference on Higher Education held recently in Riyadh.