Educación superior emprendedora estrategias para la creación de conocimiento y desarrollo

Abstract

This manuscript places the transformation of higher education within the framework of the knowledge economy, showing how the university mission is expanding from disciplinary training to the creation of public value through entrepreneurship, innovation, and territorial links. Its objective is to systematize recent evidence and propose an institutional framework for entrepreneurial universities. A qualitative literature review (2018–2025) was conducted with a thematic analysis of categories: governance, curriculum and active pedagogy, digital technologies/AI, ecosystems, and impact measurement. The results identify converging enablers—internal policies, competency-based curriculum integration, networks and alliances, and ICT/AI adoption—along with persistent frictions—bureaucratic inertia, informational and digital gaps, and tensions between public mission and market logic. The discussion links these findings to implementation scenarios: transfer and incubation offices, maker culture and challenge-based learning, social value metrics, and accountability mechanisms. It argues that strategic coherence depends on aligning academic incentives with technology transfer and social entrepreneurship. In summary, an integrative model is proposed that articulates entrepreneurship-oriented governance, infrastructure for innovation, and formative impact assessment as a way to strengthen social relevance and institutional sustainability.