Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Poland
This report presents evidence-based analysis on Poland’s higher education transformation process towards an innovative, interconnected and multidisciplinary entrepreneurial system, designed to empower its students and staff to demonstrate enterprise, innovation and creativity in teaching, research and societal engagement. Using the OECD-European Commission HEInnovate guidance for the entrepreneurial and innovative higher education institution, the report assesses strategies and practices for entrepreneurship and innovation in Poland’s higher education institutions and the systemic support provided by government.
Higher education institutions play a critical role in Poland’s economy and innovation system, which is based on a strong and growing engagement agenda with industry and local communities, the emergence of new learning environments and strong multidisciplinary research teams. This report offers practical recommendations on how Poland can enhance and sustain the outcomes.
Executive summary
Higher education is changing across European Union and OECD countries and there is a growing expectation from governments and society that higher education institutions (HEIs) should evolve into a new type of economic actor. These “entrepreneurial” HEIs are expected to prepare students to be more entrepreneurial and leverage their knowledge generation capabilities to make stronger contributions to economic development in partnership with industry and government.