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This research investigates the impact of entrepreneurship education in Chinese colleges on students' innovative behavior and business success. The major objective of the study is to explore the role of entrepreneurship education in nurturing students' innovative behavior and its contribution to entrepreneurial success. Fourteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with top academicians possessing industry and academic expertise. The data obtained from these interviews underwent a rigorous three-step evaluation process, including open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. Respondents were selected using the intentional convenience sampling approach. The findings emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship education in improving students' innovative behavior by cultivating creativity, problem-solving skills, and an entrepreneurial attitude. Furthermore, the research shows that entrepreneurship education has an important role in boosting entrepreneurial success by providing students with critical knowledge, skills, and support systems. Furthermore, the study identifies important characteristics and methodology of effective entrepreneurship education programs, providing practical insights for program design and execution. The study suggests that entrepreneurship education has a beneficial impact on students' inventive behavior and greatly adds to their success as entrepreneurs. It emphasizes the value of such education in developing creativity, problem-solving skills, and an entrepreneurial perspective. In addition, the study gives useful guidance for developing and implementing effective entrepreneurship education programs. The paper recommends performing quantitative studies to establish causal linkages, researching the processes by which entrepreneurship education affects innovative behavior, and investigating the transferability of effective programs across varied settings for future research.

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