The Modernisation and Development of Belarusian Higher Education Institutions Based on the Entrepreneurial University Framework

The Ministry of Education of Belarus initiated an experimental project on the implementation of a «University 3.0” model, trying to replicate the success of Western HEIs in its development of the entrepreneurial mission. The “University 3.0” model aimed at the development of research, innovation and an entrepreneurial infrastructure for HEIs that would facilitate the creation of innovative products and commercialisation of intellectual activities. The government should address the challenges of a largely unsupportive institutional environment before expecting entrepreneurial outcomes from HEIs. Moving towards entrepreneurial HEIs requires changes in employment structures, including matters of promotion and remuneration, at Belarusian HEIs.