Abstract
The subject matter of the analysis is the non-linear characteristics of the new model of higher education in relation to its resources and risk environment. The purpose of this article is to prove the need and the possibility of transition to the non-linear model of higher education in the region on the basis of theoretical positions and the results of the study of non-linear socio-economic processes. In this connection, the socio-economic factors of such transition are characterized; the objective necessity of its implementation in the context of the economic and social uncertainty of a particular region, which is Ural Federal District, is shown. A new type of relationship between universities and their social partners is considered. The need for the change of interactions between educational communities; reliance on the use of a new wide range of economic, social and spiritual resources; the constant search for new mechanisms, educational programs, relations with the external environment, management decisions are argued. Ural Federal District is shown as one of the most advanced regions of the Russian Federation not only in the sphere of the economy, social and cultural life, but also in the sphere of higher education. This circumstance is related to the constant, intensive search for innovative approaches to the modernization of higher education in the region, including the formation of its non-linear model. The presented situation forms the basis of the hypothesis that the non-linear model of higher education can ensure its competitiveness in the global educational space, to enhance its role in the society and specific regions of the country and to turn it to a locomotive of the socio-economic and socio-cultural development. The study is based on an interdisciplinary methodology, including the potential of theoretical sociology, sociology of education, economic sociology, management theory, regional economy. The findings of the research serve as the basis for improving the educational pol- icy of the Ural Federal District.
Highlights
The Russian system of tertiary education is currently undergoing radical changes, aimed at strengthening its competitiveness in the global educational arena
Two key trends have become noticeable in recent years: on the one hand, the Russian higher education is integrating into the world academic space; on the other hand, the process of its regionalization is under way, namely, adapting educational systems and practices and carrying out research related to the characteristics and needs of the regions
The need arises for a theoretical understanding of the higher education system that would take into account the interests of the Russian society, the region and the global interests in the development of tertiary education
Summary
The Russian system of tertiary education is currently undergoing radical changes, aimed at strengthening its competitiveness in the global educational arena. This process is slow and extremely controversial. The need arises for a theoretical understanding of the higher education system that would take into account the interests of the Russian society, the region and the global interests in the development of tertiary education. The increasing economic and socio-cultural dynamics of the Russian society, associated with its growing economic and social uncertainty (unclear prospects and multiple development scenarios) has necessitated the non-linear development of higher education. The objective need for this transition to a non-linear model meets the challenges of non-linear social time, with its increasing complexity, mobility, multiple vectors, its probabilistic character, and the diversity of
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