Entrepreneurship-related modules have become increasingly popular over the years, not only among business school students but also among those from other disciplines, including engineering and the arts and humanities. In some circumstances, they are offered as optional modules for students across different faculties and disciplines. While it is beneficial to mix students with different backgrounds, bringing in a wide range of perspectives, there are also challenges relating to course design and student engagement. With these challenges in mind, the authors trialled a new approach in the hope of motivating students from diverse academic and socio-cultural backgrounds to engage more fully in the classroom by utilising student entrepreneurs as guest speakers. The student-centric approach has proved effective in enhancing student engagement, as evidenced by both informal and formal feedback.

多年来，与企业家精神相关的模块越来越受欢迎，不仅在商学院学生中，而且在工程，艺术与人文科学等其他学科的学生中也越来越流行。在某些情况下，它们是为不同学院和学科的学生提供的可选模块。虽然将具有不同背景的学生融合在一起，带来广泛的观点是有益的，但在课程设计和学生参与方面也存在挑战。考虑到这些挑战，作者尝试了一种新方法，希望通过利用学生企业家作为嘉宾演讲者来激发来自不同学术和社会文化背景的学生更充分地参与课堂活动。以学生为中心的方法已被证明可以有效地提高学生的参与度，