Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS): 2021 Belgium National Report.

The Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS) is an international project that examines students’ entrepreneurial intention and activities in various countries. The Swiss Research Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, at the University of St. Gallen, launched this project in 2003 which is now managed in cooperation with the University of Bern (Switzerland).
GUESSS focuses on the current state of student entrepreneurial intention and activities and the antecedents of such phenomena, including entrepreneurial education, supportive environments, and social attitudes. Additionally, the project also examines the process of business creation and dives into
some more fine-grained information (e.g., motivations, goals) about students running a business.
In 2021, GUESSS partnered with Ernst & Young (EY) and organized its 9th data collection wave, receiving completed responses from 267,366 students across 58 countries. The current report analyzes the data collected by the Belgian national country delegates (i.e., the University of Antwerp,
Ghent University, and HEC Management School at the University of Liège). The Belgian dataset comprises answers collected from 2,296 students from large higher educational institutions (HEI) in Flanders and Wallonia. With this report, we hope to provide useful insights into various aspects of students’ entrepreneurial intention and activities in the Belgian context.