TY - JOUR AU - Morini, Cristiano AU - Azevedo, Anibal Tavares AU - Inácio Júnior, Edmundo AU - Coyle, Edward J. PY - 2023/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) as a learning experience to foster entrepreneurship education JF - REGEPE Entrepreneurship and Small Business Journal JA - REGEPE Entrep. Small Bus. J. VL - 12 IS - 1 SE - Editorial DO - 10.14211/ibjesb.e2333 UR - https://regepe.org.br/regepe/article/view/2333 SP - e2333 AB - <p><strong>Purpose</strong>: we aim is to present a learning approach for students to work on a hands-on project that may be applied to different contexts. This experience relates to an initiative to foster entrepreneurial education embedded in economic sustainability based on the best local practices (highest-ranked municipalities) that we find and analyze to solve complex problems in the business environment. <strong>Design/Methodology/Approach</strong>: our approach is to collaborate with policymakers at the municipal level via a research-based project approach called Vertically Integrated Project (VIP). In our VIP, students work with instructors in a long-term effort to identify challenges and opportunities by working with the community to analyze problems, develop solutions (with different techniques and approaches), and monitor their implementation. <strong>Findings</strong>: new learning approaches can engage the students in real-world problem, adding value to their formation and giving back to society the investment they made in the Brazilian public university. <strong>Originality</strong>: this initiative is in tune with the 4th and the 11th sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations (UN). <strong>Practical implications</strong>: this study aims to stimulate entrepreneurial education using multidisciplinary and alternative learning approaches. <strong>Social implications</strong>: this approach can deliver SDG-related impact to local communities by linking research-based teaching with community outreach.</p><p><strong>JEL Code:</strong> L26, M10, H75, I23</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.14211/ibjesb.e2333&amp;amp;domain=pdf&amp;amp;date_stamp=2022-11-28" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="blob:https://regepe.org.br/cdf1b533-7a41-4b28-b902-9707421fb441" alt="" /></a></p> ER -