Promotion of the Entrepreneurial University Concept as a Strategy for Strengthening National Legal Values

Introduction . In the context of global crises, entrepreneurial universities play a vital role in supporting national and regional economies and solving socially important problems. However, despite significant scientific interest in promoting entrepreneurial universities, today the correlation of this concept with the system of legal values, i.e. formation of citizenship, implementation of the principle of equality, regulation of behavioral paradigm, etc. is insufficiently studied. Therefore, the aim of the work is to study the evolving capacities of an entrepreneurial university, which contribute to strengthening the national legal values, as well as to determine the strategic mechanisms for promoting this concept in Russia Materials and Methods . The systemic approach to studying the organisational and functional principles of the activities of an entrepreneurial university as an integral structure that forms its own ecosystem was a core method within the research methodology structure. Auxiliary research methods (analysis of relevant sources and their structuring; comparison of foreign practices and national approaches; assessment of strategic mechanisms and their and modeling) made it possible to identify the underdeveloped aspects in the implementation of this concept and, as a result, to define the opportunities for overcoming thereof. Results . Links between the methods of forming the legal values of society and entrepreneurial university functioning have been revealed. Significant legal potential of such organizations is expressed through maintaining social stability, civic consciousness and initiative, strengthening the principle of inalienability of human rights and freedoms, as well as formation of equality in education and entrepreneurship has been ascertained. The analysis of practical cases of implementing the entrepreneurial university concept showed the shortcomings of this system in Russia (low quantity and quality of start-ups, problems with financing, scientific and entrepreneurial activity concentration in large cities, absence of interest in the regions, etc.). All the above enabled the authors to propose a number of strategic recommendations aimed at updating the studied concept on the territory of the Russian Federation. Discussion and Conclusion . The conducted research is significant for the Russian juridical science, as it provides a new understanding of the role of entrepreneurial universities in the frame of the legal and social development of society, as well as offers universities and entrepreneurs exact solutions to overcome the socio-economic barriers.