Development of creative entrepreneurship in Ukrainian technical universities

Abstract

Purpose. To analyse the management features of the application and adaptation of the British experience in the development of creative entrepreneurship in the educational, scientific and cultural environment of technical universities in Ukraine. Methodology. As the main research methods, the authors used the comparative approach and the expert assessment method. The methods of thick description, functional analysis and content analysis were used as additional ones. Findings. The authors analysed the experience of the development and functioning of the culture of creative entrepreneurship in the universities of Great Britain and studied the peculiarities of its application in Ukrainian technical universities, taking into account the legislative and cultural characteristics. The authors investigated the main methods and forms of the development of creative entrepreneurship in technical universities of Ukraine, which include creation of centres for creative entrepreneurship on the basis of scientific libraries of universities, and so on. Originality. Based on their own international and national experience in the development and implementation of the culture of creative entrepreneurship in classical universities of Ukraine (within the framework of the project National Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship supported by the British Council Ukraine), the authors substantiated an interdisciplinary methodology for the development and implementation of the culture of creative entrepreneurship in technical universities of Ukraine, which unites managerial, philosophical and ideological, educational, scientific, organizational and economic components. The authors model of the development of the culture of creative entrepreneurship provides for three main levels: 1) pre-university training and vocational guidance services; 2) educational process at all three levels of higher education (Bachelor, Master, Doctor of Philosophy); 3) advanced training for the teaching staff in cooperation with independent experts, entrepreneurs and non-governmental scientific, educational and cultural organizations. Practical value. The research results can be used to develop the culture of creative entrepreneurship in Ukrainian technical universities, in particular, university centres for creative entrepreneurship and scientific libraries of universities. The use of the research results by the senior leadership of Ukrainian technical universities can increase with high probability the level of entrepreneurial activity of students, post-graduates, researchers and faculty, intensify cooperation between universities with national and international business and, consequently, significantly increase the level of attracting additional extra-budgetary funds to Ukrainian technical universities.