The impact of entrepreneurial activity on the economies of both industrialised and developing
countries has been well established and theorised in the normative literature. However, it is besides
eminent that the development of entrepreneurial activities and behaviour, through facilitation of
education institutions, is less understood. As an engine of economic growth, there is intense interest
from policy makers and academicians towards entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education.
Many economists and politicians agree that entrepreneurship stimulates the generation of employment
opportunities and wealth creation. As a result of these theorised conceptions, this paper takes a step
forward and explores the role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in entrepreneurship education
and development in the context of Saudi Arabian economy. In doing so, the authors propose their
conceptual framework that incorporates facets (based on entrepreneurship/experience and
entrepreneurship education) of two theoretical frameworks. In summarising the conclusions, the
authors present their research approach employed for validating their conceptual research
framework
