Prospects for the development of enterpeneurship: the role of universities

Introduction. Entrepreneurial intentions of youth are the key to stimulating innovation-driven development and solving urgent social problems. This is especially relevant for Ukraine as young democracy that suffers from external aggression and needs economic recovery. Problem Statement. Entrepreneurship is not only the bundle of knowledge and skills, but also the way of thinking and behavior. Universities play an important role in the generation and testing of students' business ideas. The potential of Ukrainian universities in this realm has been still understudied. Purpose. The purpose of the research is to clarify the role of universities as the predictor of the formation of entrepreneurial intentions by the example of Ukraine in order to develop recommendations on building-up the entrepreneurship support ecosystem and growing youths' entrepreneurial activity. Material and Methods. The research is based on the results of the students' survey in Ukraine within the framework of Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey international project. While doing the research we have used SPSS software package for processing responses, the methods of system analysis, the hypothetical deductive method, the analysis of contingency tables and the strength of relationships.