Keyword: «technological entrepreneurship»

Innovative competences, including entrepreneurship, are considered essential in technical universities in Russia and abroad today. The objectives of the study were to find effective ways to develop innovative and entrepreneurial competences of teachers and students, as well as methods for attracting students to scientific entrepreneurship, and to study methods for effective acceleration of student projects at the Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU). The objectives of the study were to find and study ways to create a favorable environment for the teaching staff at KNRTU, train practical, active, positive trainers to attract graduate students to start-ups in an engaging form, and create our own acceleration program for use at KNRTU based on the knowledge gained and implementation experience. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the formation of a universal model for the development of innovative competences and entrepreneurial skills of students and teachers. During the project implementation, KNRTU team acquired knowledge and skills in the field of effective involvement of students in scientific entrepreneurship, generation of ideas for startups, knowledge in the field of methodology of work on acceleration of startups and the content of the acceleration program, knowledge of the main topics of acceleration programs by project participants such as: «General work plan and traction map of the project», «Search for resources: sources of financing», «Unit-economics», etc. There was also an increase in the number of ideas for startups created by KNRTU students. As a positive long-term outcome, we can mention the creation of a supportive environment for teaching staff at KNRTU. Many teachers do not take part in acceleration programs or are unaware of them, and some may not be interested in promoting technological entrepreneurship within the university. The Academic Council of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “KNRTU” approved the program of continuing professional education «Invent and create your own startup» (16 hours). The theoretical significance of the study is due to its contribution to the theory and methodology of innovative and entrepreneurial competences development within faculties of engineering universities and among their students. The practical significance of the research lies in the developed universal model, which includes innovative approaches for conducting acceleration programs to support the development of startups in universities for students from any field of study. The knowledge obtained during the study can be used in the process of teaching the disciplines «Project Management» and many others to develop the readiness of the teaching staff and students for innovative activities.