Entrepreneurial Education in Russian Agrarian Universities
https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2025.03.025
Abstract
The article analyzes the state and development of entrepreneurial education in Russian agrarian universities based on empirical data obtained through manual content analysis of the top ten agrarian universities in the country. The study focuses on entrepreneurship education programs and courses, extracurricular entrepreneurship training, and the infrastructure supporting entrepreneurial education in agrarian universities. The main results include a quantitative characterization of entrepreneurship programs and courses implemented in agrarian universities, followed by the identification of their sectoral components; an analysis of the distribution of entrepreneurship programs by fi eld; an assessment of the extent to which the courses within these programs truly develop entrepreneurial competencies, including those aligned with agribusiness requirements; an examination of the features and content of extracurricular entrepreneurship training; and an overview of the experience of building entrepreneurship education support infrastructure in agrarian universities. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the assessment of the current state of entrepreneurial education in the nation’s agrarian universities and the identification of barriers hindering its development. The article is intended for university administrators and unit heads responsible for institutional innovation, program developers, as well as researchers, educators, and experts in the fi eld of entrepreneurship development.
About the Author
A. Z. Ulimbashev
Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Akhmedkhan Z. Ulimbashev – PhD (Economics), Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Accounting
2 Peterburgskoye Highway, Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, 196601
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Ulimbashev A.Z. Entrepreneurial Education in Russian Agrarian Universities. University Management: Practice and Analysis. 2025;29(3):134-148. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15826/umpa.2025.03.025
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