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In a South African contextSouth African context, higher education is currently navigating a dynamic and complex landscape shaped by profound global, economic, and technological transformationstransformation. According to Mokoqama (2025), universities are increasingly compelled to respond to forces such as globalisation, technological advancement, rising unemploymentunemployment, and enduring economic instability. These externalexternal pressures necessitate continual reinvention, as institutions grapple with the imperativesimperatives of digitaldigital transformationtransformation, evolving knowledge paradigms, financialfinancial sustainability, and the rising demand for lifelong learninglifelong learning. The nature and purpose of higher education are being fundamentally redefined in response to these multifaceted challenges, with significant implicationsimplications for institutional goals, structures, and decision-making processes.

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Leading Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Higher Education: A Case of Universities South Africa’s EDHE as an Ecosystem Coordinator and Enabler

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    2026年

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  • Edwell Gumbo,
  • Thea van der Westhuizen

摘要

In a South African contextSouth African context, higher education is currently navigating a dynamic and complex landscape shaped by profound global, economic, and technological transformationstransformation. According to Mokoqama (2025), universities are increasingly compelled to respond to forces such as globalisation, technological advancement, rising unemploymentunemployment, and enduring economic instability. These externalexternal pressures necessitate continual reinvention, as institutions grapple with the imperativesimperatives of digitaldigital transformationtransformation, evolving knowledge paradigms, financialfinancial sustainability, and the rising demand for lifelong learninglifelong learning. The nature and purpose of higher education are being fundamentally redefined in response to these multifaceted challenges, with significant implicationsimplications for institutional goals, structures, and decision-making processes.