Networkization of higher educational institutions as a factor in increasing the innovative development of the region

Abstract

Transformation of the Russian system of higher education resulting from an escalation in international relations, and as a result, an unreasonable severance of scientific and educational ties with many European universities and research centers (for example, the termination of support for domestic scientists by the German academic exchange service DAAD), exit and from the Bologna system of education, have become a kind of bifurcation point for the further development of the national higher education. At present, it is necessary to concentrate on the use of the country's internal scientific resources, as well as the search for new and promising solutions. This issue is currently one of the most pressing and requires special attention from the state. The purpose of the article is to analyze the level of development of Russian universities and propose directions for networking higher education institutions in accordance with the requests of various subjects. The analysis of the competitiveness of Russian universities in international rankings was carried out and the ranking of regions with the best universities was given. Data on the integration of universities are presented on the example of clusters as one of the forms of networking with various subjects of the ecosystem. The research methodology is based on the analysis of theoretical and practical work in the field of university management in order to identify the most promising areas for the development of network links. The scientific novelty consists in consolidating the developed and proposed areas for practical application by universities in order to intensify the processes of interaction through the development of network links. The proposed areas of cooperation between universities are practically applicable regardless of the place in the rankings in order to increase both the prestige of the educational institution and the innovative attractiveness of the region.