Abstract: Currently the development of entrepreneurial potential of the youth becomes a priority of socioeconomic policy of the country, as well as a strategic vector in modern higher education. The subject of this research is the essence, content and specificity of entrepreneurial potential of university students. The goal consists in the development of theoretical approaches towards determination and clarification of the concept of entrepreneurial potential of students within the system of higher education. Research methodology is based on the systemic, competence, and subject-activity approach, as well as included the methods of theoretical analysis and summarization of the results of scientific research. The authors examine different approaches towards determination of the essence and content of the concepts “entrepreneurial potential” and “entrepreneurial potential of an individual”. A conclusion is made that under the current circumstances the concept of “entrepreneurial potential of a student”, which would reflect the peculiarities of student as a carrier of entrepreneurial potential, does not exist. Being a subject of educational activity, student is engaged in the process of formation of the own entrepreneurial potential. This defined the need to view student’s entrepreneurial potential inseparably from organizational-pedagogical conditions of the process of its formation as educational. The authors present an original definition of the concept of “entrepreneurial potential of a student” with consideration of the determined peculiarities, which can be used for the development of students’ entrepreneurial potential within the system of higher education.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the formation of entrepreneurial competences of students majoring pedagogy. The goal of this work consists in formulation of theoretical provisions and analysis of organizational-pedagogical conditions for implementation of the model of formation of entrepreneurial competences in educational process of the Ussuriysk branch (School of Pedagogy) of Far Eastern Federal University. The development of entrepreneurial culture of the society currently becomes one of the priority objectives of education as a social institution. In the authors’ opinion, its solution first and foremost lied in the formation of entrepreneurial competences of future pedagogues as the major plank of education system. The research methodology is based on systemic approach and includes the methods of theoretical analysis of the state of problem in scientific literature, studying and generalization of approaches towards building a model for the formation of entrepreneurial competences, and analysis of documentation of educational institutions. The scientific novelty consists in emphasizing the need for the formation of entrepreneurial competences of students majoring pedagogy; proposal of the structural-conceptual model of the educational process and determination of its key organizational-pedagogical conditions; as well as assessment of practical implementation of such model.

Abstract: In the conditions of import substitution policy and ensuring food security of Russia, special importance gains the innovative development of agricultural industry and increase of socioeconomic living conditions in rural areas. Thus, sustainable development of the Russian regions is made dependent on the production and social growth indicators in agricultural sphere, including by means of capacity building of entrepreneurship. The problem of formation of the brand new innovation-oriented institution of agricultural entrepreneurs comes to the forefront. For its solution, a significant role is assigned to the system of agricultural education. The goal of this research lies in substantiating the socioeconomic importance of developing entrepreneurial competences of students with the system of agricultural education on the example of Primorsky Krai. The study applies the analysis and generalization of the results of scientific research, as well as the modern socio-pedagogical discourse with regards to teaching entrepreneurship. The analysis of empirical data presented by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service and Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, allowed acquiring the scientifically substantiated conclusions on the social and human resource issues in rural areas, employment rata among the graduates of agricultural universities, as well as the need for development of small entrepreneurship in agricultural sphere of the region. The authors underline the socioeconomic importance of entrepreneurial competences of graduates of the system of agrarian education in solution of the indicated problems; as well as suggest the mains objectives of the motivation and increasing entrepreneurial competences of the students.

Abstract: Under the conditions of establishment of the knowledge economy and high technologies, especially increases the role of universities as the drivers of innovation development of the Russian regions. The national higher education facilities experience the need for formation and development of the innovation environment. In such situation, the adoption of efficient scientifically substantiated decisions is impossible without the comprehensive objective assessment of the development level of innovation environment and the contributing factors. It gives special relevance to the problem of research. The goal of this work consists in formulation of methodology for assessing the innovation environment of universities and its testing. The authors applied the analysis and generalization of results of the scientific studies alongside the Russian and international experience in the area of assessment of innovation activity of the universities. The article suggests the criteria and methodology of assessing the innovation environment of the higher education facilities; provides the results of assessment of innovation environment of the Far Eastern Federal District; substantiates the recommendations on development of the innovation environment. In conclusion, the authors justify the need for further theoretical-methodological development of scientific approaches towards assessing the innovation environment of Russian universities.