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Conception for Evaluation Model To Entrepreneurship Capacity at Universities

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  • Vesela Dicheva
  • Svilen Simeonov

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At the current stage of the development of higher education, increasing importance is given to the development of entrepreneurial skills and innovations. At the same time, there are no established and widely applied methods for evaluating universities in terms of the entrepreneurship developed in them. Due to the identification of this problem, this article examines the policies and efforts of the European Union countries in relation to the promotion of entrepreneurship in education as a tool for achieving sustainable economic growth, striving for innovation and increasing the competencies of human resources. Various tools for improving entrepreneurial skills, improving the quality of education and thus increasing the competitiveness of EU member states are analysed. A hierarchical system and model for evaluating European Entrepreneurial Universities is proposed, which would support their effective functioning and adaptation to the conditions of a circular economy. Criteria for assessing entrepreneurial capacity are proposed, and three technical universities from Bulgaria are studied. The proposed model is verified by evaluating three leading Bulgarian universities. The results of the verification are presented.

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  • Vesela Dicheva & Svilen Simeonov, 2026. "Conception for Evaluation Model To Entrepreneurship Capacity at Universities," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 176-199.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econst:y:2026:i:4:p:176-199
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    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development

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