The National Report GUESSS (Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey)

Abstract

The National Report GUESSS (Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey) in Russia in 2011 was carried out by Associate Professor Galina Shirokova, and researcher Alexander Kulikov. The researchers are grateful to the Charity Foundation for Development of Graduate School of Management, Saint Petersburg State University and US-Russia Center for Entrepreneurship, and personally Viktor Sedov, for the financial support of the research. The researchers thank the Swiss Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), and Philipp Sieger personally, for the invitation to participate in this study. In addition, the researchers want to thank the representatives of universities, the project participants in Russia, for taking responsibility and research assistance. Tremendous support was provided by Natalia Chiryaeva (Northeastern Federal University named after M.K.Amosov), Alexey Komissarov (The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration), Evelynà Pecherskaya (Samara State University of Economics), Larisa Nikitina (Voronezh State University), Denis Matvienko (Moscow University of Industry and Finance “Synergy”) and many others. Special thanks to Ludmila Murgulets and the Russian Association of Entrepreneurship Education for institutional support. The research team also thanks all the students who participated in the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey. Ernst&Young is the global partner of GUESSS research project and the research team appreciates their effort in promoting and supporting the survey world wide thus making its results more valuable.