ABSTRACT
The objective of the article is to examine whether the area of the Hungarian waste management sector could be an attractive entrepreneurial target for young people participating in raw material-related education. Our research based on desk research and interviews with stakeholders and students provide a complex picture of the entrepreneurial opportunities inherent in waste management. According to our results intention of students to be entrepreneurs is low among students in the technical field. Career opportunities for students need to be addressed more intensively, and students need to be made aware of them so that they can think in time and prepare according to their plans. In order to be able to turn their business ideas into well-developed business plans, they also need economic/business/entrepreneurial knowledge or peers who can perform these tasks in the planned business. The institutional framework for this needs to be created within the university, which also requires stronger communication and collaboration between faculties. Our work contributes to the entrepreneurial intention literature. It shows how important the sectoral characteristics are in the formation of the decision and the success of the activity, in addition to the students’ intention.
