Transformation of regional socio-economic universities into entrepreneurial ones: the concept and implementation mechanisms
Abstract
The article considers theoretical and practical aspects of implementation of the model of entrepreneurial university in the modern paradigm of higher education. Special attention is paid to the transformation of regional socio-economic universities into entrepreneurial ones in the context of achieving national goals and strategic priorities for the development of the Russian Federation. The epistemological foundations of the concepts "University 3.0" and "entrepreneurial university" are investigated. The regional and sectoral disparities in the development of youth entrepreneurship are analyzed. The monitoring data of small innovative enterprises in the scientific and educational sphere as a result of the process of transformation of educational institutions of higher education into entrepreneurial universities is studied. Using the example of Samara State University of Economics, the signs of an entrepreneurial university and the possibilities of implementing this development model are identified. The main elements of the entrepreneurial university ecosystem are considered: infrastructure, interaction, partnership, educational programs and projects, project support system, acceleration, monitoring and evaluation. The imitation of project activities, underdeveloped mechanism for assessing intellectual property at the university, the lack of a professional standard and a federal educational standard for higher education in the field of entrepreneurship, and weak networking between universities within the ecosystem of youth entrepreneurship have been identified as constraints to development. The key finding of the article confirms that, despite objective limitations, the entrepreneurial university model is relevant and achievable for regional socio-economic universities, provided that the entrepreneurial component is systematically integrated into all types of university activities.
About the Authors
E. G. Repina
Samara State University of Economics
Россия
Россия
Evgeniya G. Repina – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Regional Economics and Management
Samara
M. S. Guseva
Samara State University of Economics
Россия
Россия
Maria S. Guseva – Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Regional Economics and Management
Samara
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Repina E.G., Guseva M.S. Transformation of regional socio-economic universities into entrepreneurial ones: the concept and implementation mechanisms. Vestnik of Samara State University of Economics. 2025;(12):110-124. (In Russ.)
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