Analysis of Technological Entrepreneurship Module at Astana IT University and other Kazakhstani Higher Educational Institutions

While high-tech entrepreneurs have been recognized as the important driving force for national innovation, more empirical evidence is needed. Especially, despite the notion of innovation efficacy has been well understood as an excellent approach to measuring national innovation performance, there is only a limited understanding of this concept. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of high-tech entrepreneurial activities like an educational innovation. In literature review, authors examined how some countries have implemented innovation and entrepreneurship into governmental programs, projects and their correlation with educational systems. Additionally, it was found out how entrepreneurship has transformed over last decades and which changes was subjected it to. For the purposes of research, authors have conducted several interviews among teaching staff of different universities who teach entrepreneurship-related modules and survey of Astana IT University students who take course on Technological Entrepreneurship. As a result, the survey showed that vast majority of students (72%) find the course Technological Entrepreneurship effective. Overall, the course receives quite positive feedback upon its content, teaching methods and amount of information provided. Moreover, some teaching staff were interviewed and they have proposed some recommendations from instructors' both teaching and professional experience and personal perspective.