Abstract

The technological and digital transformation era has changed the entrepreneurial sector into a digital industry. Local research and studies from other developing countries highlight that digital entrepreneurship education is still emerging, with uneven effectiveness. Therefore, this descriptive study aims to identify the perception of entrepreneurship and digital competencies among final-year students at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Furthermore, the study also seeks to identify differences in the perception of entrepreneurship and digital competencies among final-year UPM students based on demographic factors. 192 respondents were selected using clustered random sampling from six faculties. This quantitative study used a Likert-scale questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using the IBM SPSS software to examine frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The study results showed that the perception levels of entrepreneurship and digital competencies among final-year UPM students were moderate. Additionally, the results indicated a significant difference in digital competency perception between male and female students. However, perceptions of entrepreneurship competency did not show significant differences between male and female students. Students need to be exposed to entrepreneurial and digital knowledge to encourage them to engage in entrepreneurial activities after graduation, in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0.