Analysis of Trends in Teaching Entrepreneurship for Masters of Education in the Czech Republic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.28925/2312-5829/2025.2.6Keywords:
criteria for systematizing trends, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial competence, professional training of teachers, masters, Czech Republic education systemAbstract
The article identifies and summarises the trends in teaching entrepreneurship at master’s level in the Czech Republic for the period 2006–2025 at the European, national, and institutional levels and substantiates their characteristics. It is noted that the Czech Republic is one of the European countries that supports initiatives for entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions at the EU level, and is also a strategic partner of Ukraine in implementing the ideas of attractiveness in the content of educational programs for training specialists in various industries, which determined the choice of this country for studying relevant trends.
The article describes and systematizes trends in teaching entrepreneurship for masters in the field of education in the Czech Republic according to the defined criteria: strategic-targeted, organizational-content, and resultbased-prognostic. The main trends of the strategic purpose are: implementation of the European strategy for entrepreneurship education at the level of EU member states, orientation on the EU regulatory framework; creation of a regulatory framework for the development of entrepreneurship in the country; supporting initiatives and projects for the development of entrepreneurship at the European, national, regional and local levels; developing and implementing state educational programs for teaching entrepreneurship to different segments of the population and at all levels of education in the country. Organizational and substantive trends include: compliance with the European framework for providing entrepreneurship education; cooperation with groups of coordinators engaged in entrepreneurship education at the EU level; launching and coordinating networks of simulation companies for entrepreneurship education; changing the concept of education in higher education institutions regarding
the upbringing of entrepreneurship in the process of professional training of specialists in various fields; modernization of educational programs for professional training of specialists in the field of education in higher education institutions with the inclusion of sustainable and social entrepreneurship; involvement of leading specialists from the business sector (practitioners, entrepreneurs, graduates) in the educational process; implementation of elements of the dual education system in universities; support and guidance of educational institutions and graduate partners in creating their own businesses; expansion of strategic areas of entrepreneurial education by strengthening partnership cooperation between universities at the EU level. The main trends of the result-oriented and predictive purpose are: the spread of experience in teaching entrepreneurship to masters in the field of education; teaching entrepreneurship to teachers as one of the career options.
It is noted that the experience of teaching entrepreneurship to masters in the educational field at universities in theCzech Republic can serve as a guideline for the modernization of relevant educational programs at universities in Ukraine.
Downloads
References
Antlova, K., Rydvalova, P. & Lamr, M. (2019). Student Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic. GUESSS National reports 2018. Liberec: Technical university of Liberec [іn English]. https://www.guesssurvey.org/resources/nat_2018/GUESSS_Report_2018_CzechRepublic.pdf.
Audretsch, D. B. (2014). From the Entrepreneurial University to the University for the Entrepreneurial Society. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 39, No. 3, pp. 313–321 [іn English].
Methodology of Teaching Entrepreneurship at Universities. (2018). Education in Business and Entrepreneurship, 50 p. [in English]. http://www.businesseducation.cz/pdf/metodika-en.pdf.
CzechInvest [in Czech]. https://czechinvest.gov.cz/.
Centrum fiktivních firem (CEFIF). https://cefif.npi.cz/.
Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools “CENTERS”[in Japaneze]. www.centres-eu.org.
Dublinská deklarace ke globálnímu vzdělávání do roku 2050. Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy [in Czech]. https://mzv.gov.cz/.
Dlouhodobý záměr vzdělávání a rozvoje vzdělávací soustavy České republiky 2023–2027, 2023 Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a ělovýchovy [in Czech]. https://www.edu.cz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DZ-CR-2023-2027_elektronicka-publikace-1.pdf.
European Commission (2003). Green Paper: Entrepreneurship in Europe. COM (2003) 27 final [in English]. https://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/download_en/entrepreneurship_europe.pdf.
EntreComp: Framework of Entrepreneurial Competence. 2016. EntreComp: at Work. 2020 [in English]. https://entre-comp.eu/read_news.php?id_news=7&lang=EN&activo/.
European Commission. (2006). The Oslo agenda for entrepreneurship education in Europe. https://www.gvpartners.com/web/pdf/EC_Oslo_Agenda.pdf.
European Commission (2008). Think Small First, A Small Business Act for Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office [in English]. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/a-small-business-act-for-european-smes.html.
European Commission. (2010). Towards greater cooperation and coherence in entrepreneurship education. Report and evaluation of the pilot Action High Level Reflection Panels on Entrepreneurship Education initiated by DG Enterprise and Industry and DG Education and Culture [in English]. file:///C:/Users/pc/Downloads/entr_education_panel_en%20(1).pdf.
European Commission. (2012). Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes. COM(2012) 669 final [in English]. https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/content/rethinking-education-investing-skills-better-socio-economicoutcomes/.
European Commission. (2013). Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan: Reigniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Europe. COM(2012) 795 final. Official Journal of the European Union [in English]. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52013IP0512&from=NL/.
Globálních souvislostech 2018–2030 [in Czech]. https://mzv.gov.cz/.
Goldstein, H. A., & Glaser, K. (2010). Research Universities as Actors in the Governance of Local and Regional Development. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 37, No. 2, pp. 158–174 [in English].
Gibb, A. (2008). Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Education in Schools and Colleges: Insights from UK practice. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, Vol. 6, No 2, p. 48 [in English].
Hytti, U., Stenholm, P., Heinonen, J., & SeikkulaLeino, J. (2010). Perceived Learning Outcomes in Entrepreneurship Education: The impact of student motivation and team behavior. Education + Training, 52(8/9), 587–606 [in English]. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400911011088935
Implementační dokument strategie vzdělávací politiky ČR. (2030). Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy [in Czech]. https://msmt.gov.cz/vzdelavani/skolstvi-v-cr/strategie-2030.
Korhonen, M. (2012). Yrittäjyyttä ja yrittäjämäisyyttä kaikille? Uusliberalistinen hallinta, koulutettavuus ja sosiaaliset erot peruskoulun yrittäjyyskasvatuksessa. University of Eastern Finland [in Finnish].https://core.ac.uk/reader/15169626.
Licha, J., & Brem, A. (2018). Entrepreneurship Education in Europe: Insights from Germany and Denmark. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 33(1), 1–25 [in English]. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2018.10009482.
Lukes, М. (2017). Entrepreneurship Development in the Czech Republic. Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies (pp.209–224) [іn English].
Národní Strategie globálního rozvojového vzdělávání a osvěty 2011–2015 [in Czech]. https://vlada.gov.cz/.
Národní inovační strategie ČR, 2012–2020. (2011) [in Czech]. https://www.databaze-strategie.cz/cz/mpo/strategie/narodni-inovacni-strategie-ceske-republiky.
National Report on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Czech Republic. (2017) [in English]. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/.
Petrů N., Pavlák M., Polák J. (2019). Factors Impacting Startup Sustainability in the Czech Republic. Innovative Marketing, 15(3), 1–15, JA Slovensko [іn English]. https://www.erasmusly.com/.
Rakovska, N., Pavlin, S., & Melink, M. (2012). Assessment of Corporation between Higher Education Institutions and Employers in Europe. Available, 72 [іn English]. https://www.eurashe.eu/ library/mission.
Seikkula-Leino, J., Ruskovaara, E., Ikavalko, M., Mattila, J., & Rytkola, T. (2010). Promoting Entrepreneurship Education: The role of the teacher? Education + Training, 52, 117–127 [in English]. file:///C:/Users/pc/Downloads/ETSeikkula-Leinoetal.pdf.
Strategie vzdělávací politiky ČR do roku 2030+. (2020). Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy [in Czech]. https://msmt.gov.cz/vzdelavani/skolstvi-v-cr/strategie-2030.
Strategie celoživotního učení, MŠMT, 2007-2015. (2007) [in Czech]. https://www.databaze-strategie.cz/cz/MSMT/strategie/strategie-celozivotniho-uceni-cr-2007-2015.
Shattock, M. (2009): Entrepreneurialism and Organizational Change in Higher Education. Entrepreneurialism in Universities and the Knowledge Economy. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, pp. 1–8 [іn English].
Tadeush, O. (2024). Idei pidpryiemnytstva v zmisti osvitnikh prohram pidhotovky fakhivtsiv: yevropeiskyi dosvid [Іmplementation of Entrepreneurship Ideas in Educational Programs for the Training of Specialists: Еuropean experience]. Neperervna profesiina osvita: teoriia i praktyka, 1. рp. 113–131 [in Ukrainian].
Tetřevová L., & Vlčková, V. (2019). Academic Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic. Ekonomický časopis, 67, č. 9, рp. 995–1010 [іn English].
The Czech Republic Strategy for Sustainable Development. (2009). https://www.mzp.gov.cz/system/files/2025-03/Progress_report_on_SDS-2009.pdf.
UNESCO World Heritage [in English]. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/.
Ten years of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development (2016). Evaluation report on the implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development from 2005 to 2015. UNECE, New York and Geneva [inj English]. https://www.dataplan.info/img_upload/4e36a80711ec455e6b3aac5b8ea5eb4b/10_years_unece_strategy_for_esd.pdf.
UNESCO and UNEVOC (2020). Entrepreneurial Learning for TVET Institutions. A practical guide [in English]. https://unevoc.unesco.org/pub/entrepreneurial_learning_guide_en.pdf.
Masarykova univerzita [in Czech]. https://www.muni.cz/.
Univerzity Karlovy [in Czech]. https://cuni.cz/UK-1.html.
Soukromá univerzita, Ostravě [in Czech]. https://www.peuni.cz/.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Educological discourse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Автори зберігають за собою всі авторські права та одночасно надають журналу право першої публікації на умовах лізенції Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, що дозволяє розповсюджувати даний матеріал із зазначенням авторства та первинної публікації в даному журналі.
