ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY: MAIN POINTS AND FEATURES

The model of entrepreneurial university as one of the leading models of a modern university is considered. Formation of new models of universities is viewed as a reaction to changes in internal and external environment, the challenges of global society. The essence of the entrepreneurial university model is that an entrepreneurial university performs as a business structure, implements entrepreneurship programs, develops the entrepreneurial spirit towards students of different majors. The main feature of the entrepreneurial university is its financial independence from the state. The interpretation of the “entrepreneurial university” concept is presented, the criteria for this model demonstrates the difference between the business activities of university and commercial structures. Pioneers in the field of the entrepreneurial university model formation are the Western universities. As an illustration of the entrepreneurial university model implementation the experience of universities in the USA, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands is shown.

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