Previous research on entrepreneurship education (EE), specifically directed to students from the science and technology fields, has been very sparse. This research aims to analyse how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) develop EE programmes, as well as discussing how the barriers to EE are perceived by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students. The paper is based on an international training project, SCIENT, aiming to foster young scientists’ entrepreneurial spirit having its focus on the lean start-up approach. The data were collected by questionnaires directed to STEM students in some European countries. The results show that HEIs carry out several types of activities and in different ways to stimulate entrepreneurial spirit among STEM graduates and students. As barriers to business creation, the difficulty in obtaining financial support associated with high patent costs was highlighted. Government and private investors should develop financial support instruments to help these potential entrepreneurs.

以前专门针对来自科学和技术领域的学生的企业家精神教育（EE）的研究非常稀少。这项研究旨在分析高等教育机构（HEI）如何制定EE计划，并讨论STEM（科学，技术，工程和数学）学生如何认识到EE的障碍。该论文基于国际培训项目SCIENT，旨在培养年轻科学家的企业家精神，其重点是精益创业方法。数据是通过针对一些欧洲国家的STEM学生的问卷调查收集的。结果表明，HEI开展了几种类型的活动，并且以不同的方式激发了STEM毕业生和学生的创业精神。作为创建业务的障碍，强调了与高昂的专利费用相关的获得财务支持的困难。政府和私人投资者应制定金融支持工具，以帮助这些潜在的企业家。