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УДК: 378.184: 334.012.64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36887/2415-8453-2022-1-7

Tetyana Nestorenko
PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Finance, Berdyansk State Pedagogical University; Professor WST, University of Technology, Katowice, Poland
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8294-6235
Е-mail: tetyana.nestorenko@ukr.net
Aleksander Ostenda
PhD, Professor WST, University of Technology, Katowice, Poland
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3467-157X
Е-mail: aleksander.ostenda@wst.com.pl
Yurii Kravchyk
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor in Department of Economics, Management and Administration, Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2780-5605
Е-mail: gromplus7@gmail.com
Oleksandr Nestorenko
PhD, Associate Professor, Institute for the Study of Spatial Development, Berdyansk, Ukraine
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0852-9473
Е-mail: oleksandr.nestorenko@ukr.net

JEL classification: A22; I21; I23

Abstract

The article examines the issues of entrepreneurship support through the development of academic (university) business incubators. The experience of foreign universities in supporting entrepreneurship of students, graduates and university staff has been studied. The mechanism of creation of an academic business incubator within the limits of realization of the program on assistance to creation of a steady network of business incubators in Zaporizhzhia region is considered. Trends in the development of academic entrepreneurship based on of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University in the conditions of quarantine restrictions are determined.

The use of incubators and accelerators as institutions to promote the development of new business enterprises has grown worldwide in recent years. There is a significant increase in the number of (academic) university business incubators, which are incubators located in universities and closely integrated with the activities of universities for the development and dissemination of knowledge.

The universities and the education system must create an enabling environment for young people to develop their thinking as an employee and an employer. It is necessary to prepare students and teachers to improve entrepreneurial skills and knowledge to create jobs.

Keywords: entrepreneurship, university, academic business incubator, entrepreneurial skills, training.

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The article was received 15.12.2021