Research in entrepreneurship education at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Indonesia has repeatedly tried to deal with issues in relation to particular groups of students and faculties based on the gap between academia and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The variety of audiences of entrepreneurship education programs includes students with various socio-demographic characteristics and various levels of involvement and aspirations in the entrepreneurial process.
In this context, over the last five years, some specific entrepreneurship education at Telkom University in Indonesia, discuss contextual factors which help explain the creation of digital opportunities at an individual, societal, organizational and national level. It is broadly acknowledged that digital opportunities in entrepreneurship are an encompassing term that includes the development of the internet and the unique characteristics of doing business online, including the impact of the internet on various business sectors. Significant progress has been made to unveil the role of entrepreneurship education in shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystems through online platforms, from sources of finance to support structures such as business accelerator and incubators. Meanwhile, doubts have also been expressed as to the legitimacy and maturity of entrepreneurship education in shaping digital opportunities for students and faculties at Telkom University.
With an aim to explore the nurturing environment for digital entrepreneurship in academic setting, this study emphasises the importance of “institutional vision, mission, core values”, “academic environment” and “digital media”, as a preliminary effort for further investigation, with might, in turn, lead to participate in the implementation of the Government of Indonesia’s (GoI) strategies, so-called “Making Indonesia 4.0”. This study proposes a new framework which may lead to the debate if and how the current level and adoption of digital technologies in entrepreneurship education at Master in Management Program prepares graduate students to adapt, take on new roles and maximizing the digital opportunities.