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Based on an analysis of 33 policy texts on innovation and entrepreneurship education from 2010 to 2022, it constructs a structural model of university students\u2019 innovation and entrepreneurship competence comprising the knowledge layer, ability layer, and literacy layer by employing the Onion Model. From the perspective of policy instruments, a two-dimensional competence\u2013policy instrument analytical framework is established. The analysis reveals that the articulation of university students\u2019 innovation and entrepreneurship competence in policy texts exhibits distinct stage-wise evolutionary characteristics. Furthermore, the current policy support system suffers from three structural imbalances: an over-reliance on supply-side policy instruments, with insufficient synergy from environmental and demand-side instruments; weak support from environmental and demand-side instruments for certain key competencies; and an emphasis on explicit knowledge over implicit literacy in the cultivation logic. Consequently, this study proposes a shift in the policy paradigm from factor input to system generation. Recommendations include optimizing the mix of policy instruments, improving the precision of interventions by environmental and demand-side instruments targeting key competencies, and reconstructing the cultivation system based on the different generative logics of explicit and implicit competence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/systems14020221","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]],"date-time":"2026-02-20T15:57:11Z","timestamp":1771603031000},"page":"221","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Systems Analysis of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competence Structure Among Chinese University Students: Evidence from Policy Texts"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Xiaojing","family":"Sheng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321001, China"},{"name":"College of Teacher Education, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324099, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhanjun","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321001, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"692","DOI":"10.1080\/08985626.2013.821318","article-title":"Personal views on the future of entrepreneurship education","volume":"25","author":"Fayolle","year":"2013","journal-title":"Entrep. 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