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Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions Impact on the Neighbor MSMEs

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  • Mequanint Birhan Department of Management, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

    mequbir@gmail.com

Abstract

Education is the best friend, engine for growth and an educated man is respected everywhere in every circumstances. In developing countries like Ethiopia is also crucial for economic development and societal services. This study examines the higher educational resources available in Ethiopian tertiary public institutions. The main obstacles to Micro, Small, and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) surviving include a lack of credit history, inadequate collateral; unsustain government programs, and exorbitant interest rates. Hence scientific research and development support will avoid such constraints. The right institution nearby is Higher Education Institution with significant research and community services budgets. So, the main objective of this study would be to diagnose both side impacts of HEIs on MSME and propose the solutions. Depending on the regional representation and researching limitation to make census, six university campuses were selected purposively from 50 public universities in Ethiopia. From those 200 respondents chosen through Slovin sampling formula and distributed with simple random sampling techniques. Both dependent variables (MSME) and independent variables (HEIs) were analyzed through Stata, one of the statistical analysis software. And the qualitatively collected data also made the cause and effect relationship modeling diagram using system dynamics venism software. Hence the results obtained on the three typical factors were; 76% neutrality, 22% nominal budget with fake reports, and lack of synchronization laid down as negative impacts. Whereas cooperation (45%), duplicate plans (34%), and infant attempts (21%) were also investigated as positive impacts of EHIs.

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Economy Higher Education Institutions Impact MSMEs Small Business Development Center

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Journal

Journal of Education, Learning, and Management

Volume (Issue)

1(1), (2024)

Pages

22-31

Published

30-07-2024

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Mequanint, B. (2024). Ethiopian Higher Education Institutions Impact on the Neighbor MSMEs. Journal of Education, Learning, and Management, 1(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.69739/jelm.v1i1.73

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