Professional paper
EU FUNDS AS A MEAN OF PROMOTING EDUCATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP: GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES AND FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE UP TO 2020
Dimitrije Milojević
orcid.org/0000-0002-2671-0129
; University College of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management Nikola Subic Zrinski, Zagreb, Croatia
Mario Šimunković
orcid.org/0000-0001-9688-0169
; University College of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management Nikola Subic Zrinski, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Most of the EU member states has used the EU funds for financing education for entrepreneurship in financial perspective 2007-2013, and in new financial perspective 2014-2020, there is a visible increase of funds allocated for this purpose through European Social Fund, Erasmus+ and various Cross-border cooperation programmes. Education for entrepreneurship is recognized as one of the key development areas in order to achieve the objectives set in the Europe 2020 strategy, which among other goals instructs that the curriculums and educational plans should be directed towards development of creativity, innovations and entrepreneurship, all for the purpose of supporting economic growth and development. The paper will provide a review of the latest achievements in the field of education for entrepreneurship and the emphasis will be put on project approach of funding the development of innovative approaches in education for entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the financial resources of the EU’s funds and programs on the current allocation of Croatian national budget items for education for entrepreneurship. This paper will provide a review of the financial framework at the EU level which supports education for entrepreneurship and will present examples of good practices at the EU level.
Keywords
EU funds; Education; European Social Fund; EU programmes; Education for entrepreneurship
Hrčak ID:
183514
URI
Publication date:
26.6.2017.
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