Development of Social and Entrepreneurial Skills of Students of Engineering and Technical Specialties in the Modern University

Evgeniya Liventsova,Ekaterina Syriamkina,Tat’Yana Rumyantseva

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20167901018

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Abstract

The article analyses experience of the National Research Tomsk State University on development of social and entrepreneurial skills of students of engineering and technical specialties. The experience includes description of activity of the Park of social and humanitarian technologies, which is a TSU’s structural unit. The article is based on analysis of global trends of university development, analysis of documents and practical experience in developing students’ social and entrepreneurial skills and includes project- research experiment. The authors conclude that in current conditions training of students of engineering and technical specialties requires modern dealing with knowledge, focus on the synergetic development of the personality, integration of information with innovative methods of education and various forms of social and cultural activities.

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The article analyses experience of the National Research Tomsk State University on development of social and entrepreneurial skills of students of engineering and technical specialties
National Research Tomsk State University (TSU) is among the leading universities of Russia, whose competitiveness enhancement program received the highest assessment of the Council on improving the competitiveness of the leading universities of the Russian Federation
The program provides for allocation of significant budget funds to support and develop youth entrepreneurship and includes 14 measures aimed at involving young people in business

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Introduction

The article analyses experience of the National Research Tomsk State University on development of social and entrepreneurial skills of students of engineering and technical specialties. Program of TSU strategic development as a national research university for 2010– 2019 highlights socio-humanitarian knowledge and technologies in modernization of economy and social sphere as one of the main direction.

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