THE ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY:A NEW DIRECTION OF VIET- HUNG INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY AIMING AT LINKING TRAINING TOWARDS LABOUR MARKET AND SOCIO- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The entrepreneurial university is a term refering to active universities, being pioneer in finding commercial opportunities for ideas, effectively linking scientific knowledge to develop and create economic value; Using "capital" strength of knowledge to serve society, join into the enterprises with applicable products. Referring to this issue, the article clearly analyzes: 1/ The concept and characteristics of the entrepreneurial university; 2 / Background for deploying the entrepreneurial university; 3 / Initial experience in developing Viet- Hung Industrial University towards the entrepreneurial model. According to the author, the entrepreneurial university is the right direction, help universities fulfill social responsibility, meet the needs of learners, business and society as well. However, development of this university model also needs lots of other factors such as investment into facilities, training and retraining of staff and lecturers on professional knowledge, renewal of program and training methods…