Promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Eastern and Central Europe
Statistics relative to education for entrepreneurship draw on responses to the questionnaire sent by the ‘Polifonia’ Project’s Working Group 4 to European conservatoires in January 2013.
14 answers for the Central and Eastern European, Caucasus and Balkan Countries model.
Education for Entrepreneurship
In this region, education for entrepreneurship is developing quickly, usually as part of a broader strategy to promote entrepreneurship. Still, there is a lack of qualified teachers.
- Primary and Secondary Schools
Few countries include entrepreneurship classes in their curricula at primary and secondary levels.
– In primary schools, entrepreneurship is mainly taught through the social sciences: Bulgaria and Latvia include it in courses such as “home economics” and “technology.”
– In secondary schools, entrepreneurship remains an optional class.
Examples of Good Practice
– Estonia and Bulgaria: entrepreneurship classes are included in the curricula at primary and secondary levels.
– Lithuania and Romania: entrepreneurship is compulsory at the lower level in secondary schools.
– Poland: entrepreneurship is compulsory at the upper level in secondary schools.
- Universities
The majority of classes on entrepreneurship can be found at the university level.
The European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER) supports the development of teaching and research in the field of entrepreneurship in higher education, both in Western and Eastern Europe.
- Conservatoires
64% of conservatoires think their country or region promotes the development of innovative, entrepreneurial projects in the higher education or cultural sector. This rate is relatively low compared to other regions of Europe and can be explained by the fact that these countries are or used to be very centralized.
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