Prof. Dr. Milena Filipova
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Prof. Dr. Olha Prokopenko
Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Igor Matyushenko,
Dr. Olena Khanova, Assoc. Prof.
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Dr. Olga Shirobokova, Assoc. Prof.
Zaporizhzhya National University
Dr. Ardian Durmishi
University “Aleksandër Xhuvani”
https://doi.org/10.53656/str2024-1-1-pro
Abstract. This article examines the problem of social entrepreneurship education in higher education. Along with traditional entrepreneurs, it is of particular importance to create social entrepreneurs through collaboration between academia, social enterprises and business. The development of social entrepreneurship in higher education institutions in Bulgaria faces a number of problems, as well as prospects for its development. The purpose of this article is to identify the problems and outline the prospects for social entrepreneurship in higher education in Bulgaria. By undertaking the necessary activities in the direction of increasing social awareness, sustainability and social responsibility, universities can train socially oriented entrepreneurs to contribute their knowledge and abilities to the development and well-being of our country. The main research methods involved in the development are content analysis, method of analysis and synthesis, method of observation, intuitive and systematic approach.
Keywords: social entrepreneurship; social enterprises; social significance; system of higher education