University Entrepreneurial Initiative: Accelerator Project Based on Business Simulations

The master's thesis presents a design and research work which examines the conditions for the formation and implementation of a university entrepreneurial initiative and proposes an accelerator project based on business simulators attracting students to entrepreneurial activity. The work consists of two chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the consideration of the conditions and problems of the University business environment design. The first chapter examines the regulatory and legal basis for the formation of a university entrepreneurial environment and the practice of implementing entrepreneurial initiatives in universities. The ideas of students, their mentors and current entrepreneurs about the conditions for attracting students to entrepreneurial activity are studied. It has been proved that the availability of mentoring conditions and an entrepreneurial environment is essential for attracting students to entrepreneurial activities. Students’ activity aimed at preparing and defending thesis in the form of startup projects is considered less effective. The second chapter reflects the results of the implementation of the university entrepreneurial initiative project in the form of an accelerator based on business simulators. The relevance of the project, strategic guidelines and connection with the Ufa University Development Program (Priority 2030), the accelerator methodology based on business simulators are substantiated. The processes and results of the project implementation are presented with the justification of the organizational and economic effect and the possibilities of dissemination of the project in the educational policy of the state. The final qualifying work is completed on 87 pages of typewritten text, accompanied by illustrative material, empirical data. It contains 13 tables, 13 figures and enclosures. The bibliographic list of sources used in the work includes 37 items. Keywords: UNIVERSITY, STUDENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PROJECT, ACCELERATOR, BUSINESS SIMULATOR, COMPETENCIES, PROGRAM, INITIATIVE, MENTORING.