The Surrogate Student Entrepreneurship Model – Can the Swedish Commercialisation Model Work in Poland?

Over the past twenty years, a surrogate student entrepreneurship model has been developed and practiced at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, confirming that involving suitably prepared students in managing technological spin-offs can overcome key barriers to cooperation between universities and businesses. This paper discusses the Swedish model of surrogate student entrepreneurship in the context of its potential adaptation in Poland. The concept of the entrepreneurial university is explored, and a model-based framework for entrepreneurial university activities is proposed, depending on the level of benefits from commercialization and the degree of stakeholder engagement. The Swedish experiment may represent a promising alternative in light of the unsatisfactory indicators of knowledge and technology commercialization achieved by Polish universities.