Modern Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

Actual problems of modern education in technical university

Relevance. This research review focuses on the critical issues within technical education, emphasizing the need for new educational strategies and techniques to enhance learning outcomes. Purpose. The primary goal of this review is to investigate the factors influencing vocational education, particularly in the context of technical universities, and to evaluate the impact of current educational practices. Methodology. An analytical review of existing scientific publications on technical education was conducted to gather data on the effectiveness of traditional teaching methods and the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education. Results. The review revealed significant challenges, including the low motivation of students and the inadequate competence of lecturers who prefer traditional teaching methods. These issues have persisted in technical education for many years. Additionally, the study highlighted the deficiencies in the modern educational process at technical universities, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated the development of adaptive distance education systems. Conclusions. The authors discuss the theoretical approaches to organizing the educational process in modern higher education institutions and propose practical recommendations for the administration of these institutions. These recommendations aim to improve teaching methods, including the implementation of adaptive learning in higher education, to address the identified shortcomings and enhance the quality of technical education. Keywords: technical education; vocational training; institute of technology; engineering

CREATIVE THINKING AS AN ELEMENT OF SOFT􀍳SKILLS OF SPECIALISTS IN THE SOCIO􀍳CULTURAL AND ART FIELDS

In the article, the author considers the problem of the formation of soft skills of specialists in the socio-cultural and artistic fields. Modern requirements for higher education, changes in information technologies and the increase in the availability of information, together with changes in social life, which require the presence of a wide range of knowledge and competences in modern specialists, as well as the ability to quickly adapt to changing conditions, require modern institutions of higher education of education, ensuring a high-quality educational process, with its focus on the combination of traditions and innovations in education and the formation of a high-quality specialist for the modern labor market. For professional implementation, development and success in personal and social life, a modern specialist in the socio-cultural and artistic fields must be able to quickly adapt to changing conditions, make balanced and informed decisions in conditions of uncertainty and lack of information, establish effective interpersonal communications with colleagues, management,, representatives of authorities, the scientific community, the public, resolve conflict situations, show empathy, organize one’s own life, professional activity and development in the existing conditions, leadership qualities and the ability to take responsibility, etc. The author proves that today precisely such qualities and skills, which are united by the concept of soft skills, along with other equal conditions (in particular, the same level of professionalism, professional qualification) determine the success of a specialist in the labor market, and an individual in life. The question of the formation of soft skills during the acquisition of higher education by students has become relevant in the last few decades. However, considering the experience and trends in the development of higher education in our country in the last few years, the importance of these issues is constantly increasing. High-quality training of students of art and pedagogical education in modern conditions must necessarily involve the formation of soft skills in them through the use in the educational process of a wide range of innovative pedagogical technologies, modern interactive teaching methods and the involvement of students in various social, public, communication activities based on understanding of the essence, meaning and methods of soft skills formation by all representatives of the educational process. Keywords: socio-cultural activity, artistic and pedagogical education, competence, soft-skills, education seekers

Сучасний викладач закладу вищої освіти: виклики та інновації

In the 21st century, higher education is undergoing significant changes, and teachers are becoming key figures in this process. For a modern teacher, it is not enough to be able to adapt to the challenges of globalisation, technological progress, the development of intercultural communication and the development of critical thinking among higher education students, but it is necessary to anticipate all challenges in advance and become the initiator of changes in the educational environment. This article examines the role of the teacher in the 21st century and the need to implement innovative approaches to ensure quality education. This article is devoted to the analysis of the challenges faced by teachers in higher education institutions, as well as to the study of innovative approaches that can be used to effectively address these challenges. Through the study of concepts such as technological progress, globalisation, changes in approaches to learning, inclusiveness, competition, scientific activity, mental health of higher education students and administrative burdens, because all of these directions affect the professional activity of teachers in the modern educational environment. Undoubtedly, the teacher of a higher education institution is influenced by technological progress, namely, the integration of modern technologies into the educational process, associated with changes in approaches to learning and assessment. In addition, the teacher has to focus on the competitive environment in higher education, strategies for filling groups and retaining students. At the same time, not forgetting about scientific activity and combining it with the educational process. In the article, the figure of a modern teacher of higher education in the 21st century is considered through the prism of changes in pedagogical approaches, challenges that contribute to innovations and technologies, which, in turn, help to improve the educational process in a modern institution of higher education.

РЕТРОДОСВІД БЛАГОДІЙНОЇ ТА МЕЦЕНАТСЬКОЇ ПІДТРИМКИ СТАНОВЛЕННЯ ЗАКЛАДІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ

The actualization of research on the problem of charitable and philanthropic support for the formation of higher education institutions of Ukraine is due to the fact that constructive retro-experience has prospects for use for the post-war recovery and development of modern institutions of higher education in Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to analyze the experience of charitable and philanthropic support for the establishment of higher education institutions in Ukraine at the beginning of the 19th century. Research methods. Achieving the goal of the article made it possible to use the methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, concretization and generalization. The article specifies the main approaches to interpreting the concepts of «charity», «charitable activity», «patronage», «patronage activity». Based on the analysis of dissertations and scientific publications, it was established that the establishment of higher education institutions in Ukraine at the beginning of the 19th century took place with significant charitable and philanthropic support from broad sections of the population: nobles, craftsmen, former Cossacks, and peasants. It manifested itself in the provision of funds for the opening of higher education institutions, the transfer of material assets and land allotments, etc., which significantly supplemented budget funding. The value of the experience of charitable and philanthropic support for the formation and development of the system of higher education in Ukraine in the first half of the 19th century is indicated, since philanthropists were the initiators and sponsors of the opening of most universities, higher women's courses, lyceums and schools (gymnasiums) of higher sciences, and philanthropic support for the opening and development of universities and institutions of higher professional education in Ukraine in the 19th century became a common phenomenon.

ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ «ОСТРОЗЬКА АКАДЕМІЯ»: ПРОБЛЕМНО-ЦІЛЬОВИЙ ПІДХІД

The article is devoted to current information and communication provision issues at the National University of Ostroh Academy. The criteria for the use of information technologies in the management of a modern institution of higher education are considered. Based on the results of the research, the forms, methods, and means of internal and external communication of the information and technical center of the National University of Ostroh Academy were analyzed; the principles, norms, and peculiarities of the information and technical center’s work were highlighted, as a result of which the strengths and weaknesses were indicated; opportunities for improving the center’s work are substantiated and risks that have a negative impact on the center’s activities are outlined; a SWOT analysis of the activity of the information and technology center was carried out.

THE PROBLEM OF OVERCOMING LANGUAGE BARRIERS BY STUDENTS OF NON-LINGUISTIC SPECIALTIES

The article presents studies of barriers to learning a foreign language and possible ways to overcome them. The relevance of the problem is proven by the analysis of modern processes of globalization and their influence on the demands placed on future specialists. An analysis of psychological-pedagogical and scientific-methodical literary sources of domestic and foreign authors, who studied various aspects of the emergence and overcoming of foreign-language barriers in the educational process of modern higher education institutions, was carried out. The purpose of the article is to analyze the barriers that arise when learning a foreign language and to determine ways to overcome them in the conditions of modern institutions of higher education. The content of the concept of psychological barrier in the context of learning a foreign language is specified. Having considered the available definitions of barriers in learning a foreign language, the authors state that the barrier in foreign language communication is an internal obstacle of a psychological nature that prevents the successful implementation of a certain activity. The article is devoted to the problem of overcoming language barriers by students of non-linguistic specialties when learning foreign languages. It is emphasized that the elimination of language barriers is the main a condition for optimizing the teaching of foreign languages in a technical university. The main causes of communication failures. Recommendations are given for organizing the educational process in foreign languages taking into account the language barrier factor.

Open education technologies: an important component of higher education digitalization for quality professional training

The article proved the importance of introducing open education technology as an important component of the informatization of the higher education institution for high-quality training of specialists has been proven and shown. The main goal of open education (preparation of education seekers in the conditions of the information society for effective, full participation in professional and social life) and leading and specific features of open education are clarified, and the main principles of open education are highlighted. Generalizing factors that led to the emergence of open education are emphasized. The role of distance learning in the student's independent work is shown and the main principles of the distance education system are highlighted. The most important services that should be used in the education of a modern institution of higher education are shown. An experimental study was conducted, the purpose of which was: to prove the importance and show the necessity of introducing open education technologies as an important component of informatization of a higher education institution for high-quality training of specialists, to find out the leading and specific features of open education, to highlight the main principles of open education.

ОСОБЛИВОСТІ АДАПТАЦІЇ СТУДЕНТСЬКОЇ МОЛОДІ ДО НАПРУЖЕНОЇ НАВЧАЛЬНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ В УМОВАХ СУЧАСНИХ ЗАКЛАДІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ

The study of the peculiarities of the adaptation of young woman and young man to the new unusual conditions of life and study within the walls of modern institutions of higher education of various profiles is now of particular importance, primarily becaus

CONTENT OF NATURAL AND SCIENTIFIC TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ERGOTHERAPY AT THE INITIAL (THEORETICAL) STAGE OF TRAINING

The article examines the regulatory and legal provision of natural and scientific training for future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy in modern higher education institutions. A structural analysis of the content of natural and scientific training of future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy at the initial (theoretical) stage of training has been carried out. A systematic study of the educational disciplines of the natural and scientific training of future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy makes it possible to reveal their significant number, the presence of frequent repetitions of the same type of information and situational tasks, that is, the task of mutual coordination of the content component of training, modernization of natural and scientific training and optimization based on structural analysis. The results of the structural analysis of the content of natural and scientific training of future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy at the initial (theoretical) stage of training are given.
 The professionally oriented content of natural science disciplines («Biochemistry», «Human Anatomy», «Human Physiology», «Age Anatomy and Physiology», «Physiology of Motor Activity», «Fundamentals of Hygiene and Ecology», «Biomechanics», «General Theory of Health, Diagnosis and Monitoring of the State of Health»), and their focus on the formation of the components of the natural and scientific competence of a specialist in physical therapy and ergotherapy is determined.
 The organization of natural and scientific training through the implementation of the methodology for the formation of professional competence of future specialists in physical therapy and ergotherapy integrates practice-oriented teaching techniques and is aimed at defined pedagogical conditions implementation. It is worth noting that in the process of natural and scientific training, the specified pedagogical conditions are implemented based on taking into account the peculiarities of the functioning of the integral integration system and by introducing the initial (theoretical), basic (practically oriented) and final (professionally adaptive) stages of training.

CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTARIUM OF THE FORMATION OF NATURAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ERGOTHERAPY

The article describes the criteria, indicators and levels formation of natural and scientific competence of future specialists from of physical therapy and occupational therapy in the process of professional training in modern higher education institutions. A number of criteria are proposed, including: personal and motivational, cognitive, integration-content, information-communicative, operational, health-care and professional-reflective. For a number of indicators and levels are distinguished for each criterion (elementary, basic, sufficient and creative) formation of natural and scientific competence of future specialists.The personal and motivational criterion evaluates the formation of motives for studying natural and scientific disciplines, attitudes towards them, the presence of a motivational attitude towards professional rehabilitation activities. The integration-content criterion is aimed at evaluating the degree possession of interdisciplinary and transsubjective knowledge in the field of natural sciences, as well as the formation of integral knowledge about the essence and the content of the professional natural and scientific activity of the future specialist physical therapy and occupational therapy.

Individualization of independent work in the professional training of future teachers: An experimental study

The individualisation of independent work in the professional training of future teachers contributes to the stable achievement of results in professional and pedagogical training, as it takes into account the needs, motivation, and capabilities of the student. One of the leading technologies of innovative education is tutoring, which ensures an open educational environment in a higher education institution. The article outlines the results of an experimental study of the state of individualisation of independent work in the professional training of future university teachers on the basis of comprehensive, competence-based, systemic and activity-based approaches. The experiment was conducted in the form of a questionnaire among 54 respondents – master students majoring in “011 – Educational, Pedagogical Sciences” of the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University in order to find out their attitude to the current individualisation of independent work and the introduction of tutoring technology. The respondents were offered a Google Forms questionnaire “The current state of individualisation of students' independent work in higher education institutions”, which consisted of 10 questions with possible answers. The results of the experiment showed that modern higher education institutions do not provide adequate conditions for the development of important skills and qualities in students, such as independence, the ability for self-education, self-development, and self-knowledge. It is established that the majority of master's students express their dissatisfaction with the organisation of individualised independent work in higher education institutions, which is due to insufficient attention to their interests, needs, and motives. It is proposed to introduce an integrated form of professional and pedagogical training of future teachers – tutoring technology as an important mechanism for innovating education, which can ensure the openness of the educational and scientific environment. The essence of the educational process under the guidance of a tutor, when a student acts as a tutor on the basis of subject-subject partnership interaction, is revealed. The results of the confirmatory experiment make it possible to further study the conceptual foundations of tutoring as a leading technology for individualising the educational and scientific process. The developed experimental study on the current state of individualisation of independent work in higher education institutions can be implemented at all levels of training of future pedagogical specialists

Risks of educational space digitalization as digital demarcators of modern university corporate environment

The article deals with the problem of replication of educational space digitalization risks in modern higher education institutions by representatives of university subcorporations. It has been presented that modern higher education institution is gradually turning into a quasi-corporation, in which employees and students have a specific corporate consciousness. The article is based on the idea that digital risks arising in the process of educational space digitalization in ­modern higher education institutions act as attitude demarcators to the ongoing transformations on the part of university subcorporations representatives, the main of which are administrative staff, professors, researchers, and students. The results of the author’s sociological research conducted in the period from 2019 to 2022, expert surveys and focus group interviews have been used, in the course of which valid and representative data had been obtained. Depending on perception of the education system digitalization strategy, representatives of higher education subcorporations have been conditionally divided into four groups: “consistent supporters”, “moderate pragmatists”, “skeptics”, and “undecided”. Each of them, except for the last one, has been characterized by specific risk dispositions (risk-dispositions). The definition of risk dispositions is conditional: “risk progressors”, “risk managers”, “risk oppositionists”. The article defines the demarcators regulating the dispositions of university subcorporations representatives.

Socio-pedagogical conditions for the development of future social workers’ soft skills

The article is devoted to the problem of developing future social workers’ social skills (soft skills). The relevance of the study is due to the public need for training competent and competitive social workers who are able to solve various social issues in society promptly and in a team, creatively perform social tasks, have motivation for self-development and self-realization. For this purpose, such research methods as the analysis and generalization of normative, literary sources, educational and scientific programs of higher educational institutions on the investigated problem, as well as questionnaires among students of higher education at bachelor's and master's levels – future social workers – were used. We understand soft skills as social skills – skills, abilities and characteristics that allow one to be competitive and successful in professional activities. As a result of the survey conducted among students of 9 institutions of higher education, it was found out that 10 skills are the most important soft skills of future social workers: knowledge of a foreign language, an active civic and life position, analytical thinking, communication skills, the ability to inspire new ideas, time management, the ability to build an algorithm of actions to provide the necessary social assistance to people, the ability to resolve conflicts, leadership qualities and the ability to lead, work organization skills. The necessary socio-pedagogical conditions for the effective development of future social workers’ soft skills at a higher education institution were defined and substantiated: the motivation and readiness of future social workers to develop soft skills necessary for successful social work; integration of the development of the complex of social skills "soft skills" in students in the process of educational work and during extracurricular practical social activities; availability and integrative implementation of various forms of "soft skills" development; use of a complex of innovative technologies and interactive methods of "soft skills" development; self-education through the involvement of students in practical social work beyond school hours. The set of factors affecting the introduction of socio-pedagogical conditions for the development of students’ social skills in institutions of higher education is characterized. Integration forms, innovative technologies and methods are highlighted, which are expedient to use in the educational process of modern institutions of higher education for the effective development of future social workers’ soft skills.

Сurrent problems of the organization of payment of the staff of the transport university: horizons of development

At the moment, Volga State University of Water Transport is moving on to the model of a university complex with a complex integrated structure. The implementation of the priority directions concerning the universitydevelopment is impossible without qualified personnel performing the main and auxiliary types of work. The efficiency of personnel activity is ensured not only by their competent selection, but also by a modern system of organization and remuneration. While the organization and remuneration of the main staff - teaching staff is quite strictly regulated, universities have some freedom in relation to administrative and managerial personnel. In this regard, the development of measures to improve the organization and remuneration of administrative and managerial personnel, taking into account the specifics of the internal conditions of management, is especially important for an educational institution.
 A modern higher education institution is in constant transformation and development in accordance with the requirements of the time. In an effort to meet current challenges, universities have undergone and continue to undergo significant changes under the influence of both external and internal factors. Improving their activities, they have to solve a number of organizational, managerial, social and economic tasks.

SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

The author examines the structural changes in the higher education system, which are intensified by optimization processes and the search for an effective network, considering world experience and national specifics. This requires consideration of the internal and external logic of transformations of higher education institutions which does not happen automatically. The author explores the dominance of external logic in these transformations, which hides the danger of subordinating pedagogical rationality to economic and political rationality and warns against the commercialization of higher education, that hides the danger of its instrumentality, which is contrary to its civilizing purpose. The research shows that higher education institutions cannot be described and understood according to the model of traditional ontologies. The author draws attention to the normative approach to institutions of higher education in the situation of an uncertain future, which has a rather narrow range of validity due to the coexistence of ambivalent processes of expanding and densifying the educational space, as well as speeding up and slowing down time. The author researches the institutions of higher education of the late modern era, which, unlike the previous stages of their development, are no longer satisfied with their own internal cultural resources, but need for their full existence to be connected to wide networks of cultural and educational institutions, the presence of which strengthens the framework of the higher education system, and the absence of which indicates their weakness. It is emphasized that the structural changes taking place in modern higher educational institutions are accompanied by criticism both from the public and from within educational institutions. The author warns in this criticism a new understanding of the autonomy of educational institutions as a responsible and fair scientific community that generates the country’s intellectual potential is formed. Institutions of higher education, which have real and virtual opportunities for selfrepresentation in different spaces and different epistemological traditions, are offered to create and implement new educational programs considering socio-cultural contexts, which the author considers as the cultural and life-creating potential of the philosophy of continuous education of the individual.

Information technology for the harmonization of activities and diagnostics of the institution of higher education

Ensuring Ukraine's membership in the European Union and Ukraine's accession to NATO requires a high standard of living for the citizens of Ukraine, and requires the active use of the state's scientific potential in the creation of progressive information technologies for managing the development of higher education institutions. Solving the problems faced by Ukraine on the way to European integration requires the use of a convergent-divergent methodology for the development and functioning of information technologies for the harmonization of a balanced educational space in the strategic management of the development of modern institutions of higher education. This methodology makes it possible to combine labor, organizational, managerial, technological, business, scientific-methodical and scientific processes of higher education institutions in a minimally-lossy information space and significantly improve the quality of education and science in the training of: bachelors, masters, postgraduates, doctoral students on the basis of the introduction of new scientific and educational strategies, projects and programs, as well as to increase the rating of higher education institutions in a competitive environment. An integrated probabilistic multi-strategic model of training, which makes it possible to simulate in real time the processes of training of specialists in higher education in various specialties, scientific personnel, retraining of teachers, specialists for conducting business activities under the conditions of stationary and distance learning systems, which are heterogeneous in terms of physical, functional and educational characteristics . At the same time, the integration of the model is determined by the combination of basic pedagogical strategies with encouragement, with correction, mixed strategy and objective, which are based on the issuance of messages and changes in the assessment of the quality of learning in normal and turbulent learning conditions. The methods of modeling business processes of higher education development management are based on the functional tools of the methodology of harmonizing the educational environment to improve the quality of education under the conditions of determining the potential material and personnel resources of higher education with the use of financial and economic tools of their SWOT analysis, as well as when making management decisions regarding the construction of information the system of harmonization of "organizational competence in the management of the development of educational institutions" and the study of organizational, economic and financial profitable strategies for the survival of educational institutions in a competitive environment. The theoretical foundations of the automated management of educational institutions and information technologies and management systems of their structural subdivisions developed in the work contain elements of system, information, project, process and value-competency approaches. This will make it possible to obtain results that have a fairly high degree of readiness for use in the implementation of similar information technologies in higher educational institutions of the educational space.

Work environment factors affecting foreign early-career researchers’ intention to stay, sense of belonging, and stress

ABSTRACT Amid increasing globalization, higher education institutions are expected to support staff members who relocate from their home countries. However, few studies have focused on factors exclusively contributing to the engagement of foreign early-career researchers, who are often in challenging and precarious situations. Guided by the job demands – resources model, this study examined how the significant factors of the work environment (workload control, academic support structure, and collegiality) are associated with their intention to stay, sense of belonging, and stress conditions at their institutions. Using a sample of 305 foreign early-career researchers in Japan, structural equation modelling analysis demonstrated that those with greater collegiality had a higher sense of belonging, intention to stay, and less stress. The results also suggest that they feel less job stress when they can take control of their workload. However, their intention to stay and sense of belonging were not significantly explained by the workload and academic support conditions. This study offers valuable insights into supporting global human capital in modern higher education institutions and their work engagement. For example, as Japanese universities have increasingly established English medium programs and appointed foreign researchers, proper institutional initiatives should be taken to foster collegiality among institutional members.

Blended Learning as an Innovative Organization of the Educational Process in Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine

The authors, based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, summarizing the results of the study of the experience of cooperation between teachers and students in the educational process of an educational institution, highlighted the specifics of the organization of partnership interaction "teacher-student" in the conditions of a mixed format of education in modern institutions of higher education. The article reveals the theoretical and methodological foundations of blended learning technologies, describes the features of their implementation in the educational process, summarizes positive developments, and outlines typical problems. Researchers emphasize that the use of blended learning technologies determines the combination of different learning formats and teaching styles. It is indicated that mixed learning technologies are the best option for organizing the educational process when it comes to learning during quarantine or pandemic, martial law, limited access to classrooms, which requires teachers and managers of higher education institutions to use non-standard approaches and creativity in meeting educational needs and professional requests of education seekers. The article notes that the use of blended learning technologies in pedagogical practice helps to optimize partnership interaction in the "teacher-student" context, promotes the formation of digital competences, improves program learning results, and increases the effectiveness of the educational process in a higher education institution.

ІННОВАЦІЇ В ОСВІТНЬОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ ЧЕРНІВЕЦЬКОГО ТОРГОВЕЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО ІНСТИТУТУ ДТЕУ В КОНТЕКСТІ ЄВРОІНТЕГРАЦІЇ

In the conditions of global competition for human capital and talented specialists, higher education institutions need the changes in the educational process organization with strengthening of the practical component and directing it to integration into the European educational space and innovative development of the economy. The adopted Strategy for the Development of Higher Education in Ukraine should be implemented through the use of new and improved methods and practices (including digital technologies) for teaching, learning and assessment, which should be adapted to European requirements and carried out in close connection with scientific research. Educational institutions should diversify educational offers and update the content of education in order to meet the growing needs for the development of innovative and critical thinking, entrepreneurial and leadership skills, develop flexible educational trajectories based on a student-centered approach. Based on the analysis of the educational process organization at Chernivtsi Institute of Trade and Economics of the State University of Trade and Economics, the most effective innovative teaching methods have been determined, including case method, project method, interactive learning, information and communication technologies which provide fast communications, aimed at preparing students for a full-fledged life and activity under social digitalization. In general, higher education at ChITE SUTE is based on modern teaching methods and approaches that bring academic knowledge closer to economic reality and trains the Institute graduates to master corresponding abilities and skills necessary for entering the labor market and to become those, who are searched for by employers. The use of innovative methods and approaches in the educational process of ChITE SUTE contributes significantly to the improvement of the quality of education and practical training of students, as well as allows identifying the Institute as a modern higher education institution that corresponds to European principles, approaches and practices. The most important directions of further scientific research are the use of innovative approaches during practice and internships directly at enterprises, studying the possibilities of joint implementation of project works, fundamental and research studies, determining the effectiveness of the interaction of higher education institutions and business structures in the implementation of economic topics ordered and agreed upon by enterprises and organizations, etc.

Higher Education Institutions Management in a Pandemic

The article studies higher education institutions' management systems during the pandemic. The research field was determined by two modern higher educational institutions - Kyiv University named after Taras Shevchenko and Lviv Polytechnic National University. Their activities were evaluated on the basis of developed strategies, development plans and internal quality management documentation. The conducted research revealed a complex of interrelated problems. Technical problems are associated with the involvement and maintenance of relevant software complexes. Educational and methodological problems consist in the improvement and adaptation of methodological complexes and the system of evaluating the results of student learning in the aspect of control. Management problems focused on solving operational control over the educational process and its quality content. The research proved that the management of higher education institutions solves the identified problems independently through the formation of auxiliary departments of academic mobility, internal control and audit, targeted training, and international cooperation. However, it was noted that the problem related to communication - "student-teacher" remains unsolved, despite personal-oriented training in combination with traditional ones based on many years of pedagogical experience. In general, the necessity of applying flexible teaching methods to higher educational institutions to adapt to the long-term pandemic was noted.