Startup ecosystem of Belarus: entrepreneurial intentions of the student youth

Authors

  • Igor V. Pinchuk Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Alesya A. Pokhomova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Larisa V. Filinskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus , Centre for Sociological and Political Research, Belarusian State University, 25 Akademichnaja Street, Minsk 220072, Belarus

Keywords:

student youth, entrepreneurial intentions, entrepreneurial culture, startup, startup ecosystem, startup centres, entrepreneurial university
Supporting Agencies
The team of authors expresses its gratitude to the Secretariat of the Supervisory Board of the High Technology Park represented by D. I. Mikulko, as well as to colleagues from the department of social communication of the faculty of philosophy and social sciences of the Belarusian State University, I. A. Lemets and E. K. Artemenko-Melyantsova, for their assistance in data collection and data processing.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the ecosystem of the startup movement in the Republic of Belarus in the context of entrepreneurial intentions and opportunities of students. The concept of a startup ecosystem and its elements are defined. The article analyses the results of a sociological study of Belarusian students conducted in 2024 in 10 institutions of higher education of the Republic of Belarus by the Public Opinion research cluster of the Belarusian State University (hereinafter referred to as the BSU Management Committee) on the initiative of the Secretariat of the Supervisory Board of the Hi-Tech Park. It is noted that universities play an important role in the functioning of the startup ecosystem and increasing the attractiveness of entrepreneurship among young people, the activities of startup centers in the structure of higher education institutions contribute to the development of innovative entrepreneurship as strategically important for the country’s economy. The results obtained can be applied in the development of measures for the further development of the startup movement in the Republic of Belarus, as well as the formation of a developed national startup ecosystem.

Author Biographies

  • Igor V. Pinchuk, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (sociology); associate professor at the department of social communications, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

  • Alesya A. Pokhomova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (sociology), docent; head of the department of social communications, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

  • Larisa V. Filinskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus, Centre for Sociological and Political Research, Belarusian State University, 25 Akademichnaja Street, Minsk 220072, Belarus

    PhD (philosophy), docent; associate professor at the department of sociology, faculty of philo­sophy and social sciences, Belarusian State University, and senior researcher, Centre for Sociological and Political Research, Belarusian State University

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2026-04-30

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No. 3 (2025): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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Pinchuk, I.V. et al. 2026. Startup ecosystem of Belarus: entrepreneurial intentions of the student youth. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 3 (Apr. 2026), 75–84. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33581/2521-6821-2025-3-%p.