Prof. dr. Tomaž Deželan
Tomaž Deželan is Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana and Advisor to the Rector of the University of Ljubljana for quality assurance and development issues. He also acts as research coordinator at the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Ljubljana.
Social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is a new and fast growing field of academic study and real world practice, which is increasingly finding its place in the youth field as it addresses some of the key challenges of youth as well as corresponds to the generational traits of contemporary generations of youth. With its mission of efficiently and creatively solving social problems, youth-related ones included, the concept is gaining relevance in many environments, particularly the ones with withdrawing or malperforming welfare state. This course introduces students to both theory and practice of social entrepreneurship and the students will learn about the entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and tools needed for successful youth social business.
Free