This contributed volume explores and reveals the new developments, dynamics and recommendations for entrepreneurship education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential insights on the status quo of entrepreneurial education and training programs, the characteristics and motivations of early stage entrepreneurs, and the regional framework conditions in MENA. The book closes with a bibliometric perspective on the trends in the entrepreneurship research and education being developed in MENA.

1. Introduction

Part I. Research by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in the MENA Region
2. Background to the MENA Region
3.Entrepreneurical Activity in the MENA region
4. Characteristics and Motives of Early-stage Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region
5. The MENA Region Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions
6. Policy Implications and Recommendations
Part II. Entrepreneurship Education and Training in MENA
7. Entrepreneurship Education and Research in Iran: an Investigation of University of Tehran's Faculty of Entrepreneurship
8. University Students' Entrepreneurial Intentions: Does Education Make a Difference?. - 9. Integrated Approach as a Way of Overcoming Entrepreneurship Education Challenges in Elementary Schools in MENA Countries:  Evidence from Iran
10. Spiritual Intelligence and Social Entrepreneurial Intentions Among Students: The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Passion
11. Entrepreneurship Education and Training in Saudi Arabia
12. PerceptionsTowards Entrepreneurship and Intention to become Entrepreneurs: the Case of Sultan Qaboos University Female Undergraduate Students
13. A Journey towards Entrepreneurial Support in Pakistan: IBA's Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)
Part III. Entrepreneurship Research in MENA
14. A Taxonomic Study of Innovation in the MENA Region Economies: Reflections on Entrepreneurism in Egypt and Qatar
15.Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis
16.  Entrepreneurship Research in Iran: Current Trends and Future Agendas
17. A Review of the Status of Social Entrepreneurship Research and Education in Iran
18. Challenges of Entrepreneurial Finance: A Systematic Analysis of Empirical Researches.