Data Collections
For every data collection, the GUESSS core team at the University of St.Gallen and the University of Bern (Switzerland, see Organization) develops a high-quality online survey instrument. While certain parts of the survey remain stable in order to allow comparisons across time, each survey has a different conceptual focus in addition.
Survey invitations are then sent to the GUESSS country teams (one per country) who forward it to their own students and to their respective university partners (who then forward it to their students, see Organization). Data is collected, stored, and prepared by the GUESSS core team.
An overview of previous data collection waves is given here:
Survey invitations are then sent to the GUESSS country teams (one per country) who forward it to their own students and to their respective university partners (who then forward it to their students, see Organization). Data is collected, stored, and prepared by the GUESSS core team.
An overview of previous data collection waves is given here:
2025
The eleventh data collection wave will take place in autumn 2025.
2023
The tenth data collection wave involved 57 countries and led to a sample with more than 226’000 responses.
2021
The ninth data collection wave took place in Spring 2021, with new record numbers:
58 countries were involved, and more than 267’000 completed responses could be collected.
2018
The eighth data collection took place in the fall term 2018. Again, new record numbers were achieved: 54 countries took part, and more than 208’000 completed responses from more than 3’000 universities were collected. The next edition is scheduled for 2020/2021.
2016
New record numbers for the seventh edition: 50 countries, more than 1000 universities, and 122‘509 completed responses.
2013/2014
Sixth data collection wave. 34 countries were taking part; in total, more than 1.9 million students from 759 universities were contacted. The final dataset includes more than 109’000 completed answers.
2011
Fifth wave with 26 participating countries, more than 500 participating universities, and more than 93’000 completed responses.
2008
ISCE relabeled to GUESSS. In the fourth wave, more than 63’000 responses from 19 countries were collected.
2006
Third round of data collection in 14 countries. More than 37’000 students took part.
2004
Second data wave in Switzerland and Germany, done through a cooperation between the University of St.Gallen and the Chair for Entrepreneurship at the European Business School (EBS). Around 5’000 responses were collected. The project was then labeled »ISCE« (International Survey on Collegiate Entrepreneurship).
2003
First data collection wave conducted at the University of St.Gallen.
The eleventh data collection wave will take place in autumn 2025.
2023
The tenth data collection wave involved 57 countries and led to a sample with more than 226’000 responses.
2021
The ninth data collection wave took place in Spring 2021, with new record numbers:
58 countries were involved, and more than 267’000 completed responses could be collected.
2018
The eighth data collection took place in the fall term 2018. Again, new record numbers were achieved: 54 countries took part, and more than 208’000 completed responses from more than 3’000 universities were collected. The next edition is scheduled for 2020/2021.
2016
New record numbers for the seventh edition: 50 countries, more than 1000 universities, and 122‘509 completed responses.
2013/2014
Sixth data collection wave. 34 countries were taking part; in total, more than 1.9 million students from 759 universities were contacted. The final dataset includes more than 109’000 completed answers.
2011
Fifth wave with 26 participating countries, more than 500 participating universities, and more than 93’000 completed responses.
2008
ISCE relabeled to GUESSS. In the fourth wave, more than 63’000 responses from 19 countries were collected.
2006
Third round of data collection in 14 countries. More than 37’000 students took part.
2004
Second data wave in Switzerland and Germany, done through a cooperation between the University of St.Gallen and the Chair for Entrepreneurship at the European Business School (EBS). Around 5’000 responses were collected. The project was then labeled »ISCE« (International Survey on Collegiate Entrepreneurship).
2003
First data collection wave conducted at the University of St.Gallen.