Factors Affecting the Transformation of Medical Sciences Universities into Entrepreneurial Universities in Iranian Higher Education System

The process of transformation to entrepreneurial universities is necessary and inevitable in order to ensure the development of university and society as whole.This study was conducted to determine Factors Affecting the transformation of Medical Sciences Universities into entrepreneurial universities in Iranian Higher Education System
This study was descriptive survey. The population included all Entrepreneurship process owners at the medical sciences university’s during 2014-2015(N=497). The sample, according to Morgan 217 students, who were selected by stratified sampling. In order to collect data questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used 0.93. After data collection, statistical data "Exploratory Factor analysis" was used.
Results showed that the participants believed nine factors were affecting becoming Entrepreneurial Universities at Medical Sciences Universities. These nine factors explained 54.658% percent of the total variance. Most power equivalent to 12.08% of the total variance explained by the first factor (considering entrepreneurship as a strategic priority for the University) and the lowest power equivalent to 1.934% of the total variance explained by the ninth factor (academic curriculum planning), respectively.
Entrepreneur medical universities need to plan and manage the factors identified especially in terms of strategic priorities.