TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS IN SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF UKRAINE (1991–2004): LEGISLATIVE ASPECT

Abstract

The aim of this research is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the international relations tendencies of Ukrainian higher education institutions and of the level of their integration into the international scientific and educational community on the background of the reform of the higher education system in Ukraine from 1991 to 2004. The article analyzes the normative documents of this period, which contributed to the formation of international activity programs in the higher education system. The following tendencies of international activity development in the Ukrainian higher education system in the defined period are the following ones: legislative registration of transition of national education from unitary to variability; formation of a humanistic model of a specialist of a new type; establishment of equivalence of certificates and diplomas; international recognition of qualifications and academic degrees; introduction of a multi-level system of specialist's training; the transition from specialized training to specialist training in integrated areas; ordering the system of higher education institutions and gaining them some independence; increasing the number of foreign students by providing information on higher education institutions of Ukraine to the UNESCO and Council of Europe directories; raising the status of a citizen of Ukraine in the international socio-cultural environment; competitiveness of national education in the European and world educational space. It has been proved that from 1991 to 2004 effective pedagogical technologies were introduced in the national higher education, new models of different higher education levels were developed, and the transition to a multi-level system of specialist's training was made, as well as integration into the European educational space.