Universities must shift from fixed to growth mindset


WHEN the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) mandated entrepreneurial skills across higher education, universities responded by teaching students how to draft business plans, pitch ideas or launch digital side hustles.

While practical, this transactional approach misses a deeper reality: true entrepreneurial capability is not about registering a company; it is about building the cognitive resilience to navigate a volatile, fast-changing world.

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