RELEVANCE OF PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract

The article justifies the need to prepare future economists for social entrepreneurship. A comprehensive description of the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship is given, Russian and foreign practices of training in social entrepreneurship are analyzed. The authors present in detail the priorities and main directions of preparation of future economists for social entrepreneurship, reveal the system of formation of competencies of social entrepreneurship. The authors conclude that preparation of future economists for social entrepreneurship, based on the active use of modern methods and forms of education, the creation of an “ecosystem” of social entrepreneurship, through the integration of the efforts of the academic community and representatives of real business, an objective assessment of the degree of influence of entrepreneurial education on the social and economic spheres will contribute to the growth of the number of qualified specialists.