World Practice Research Articles

3D басып шығару арқылы қалдықтар негізінде бетонды қалыптау технологиясының ерекшеліктері

This article provides an overview of world practice in the field of additive technologies and features of waste-based concrete molding technology using 3D printing in the construction industry. The initial stage of the formation and development of additive manufacturing processes in construction 3D printing technology of construction by multilayer extrusion is one of the technologies of concrete molding and regulatory documentation and literature sources are analyzed to determine the place of the technology under study in additive manufacturing processes. Based on the literature review and analysis, the need to ensure optimal rheotechnological properties in the construction 3D printing technology in order to achieve maximum efficiency is determined. The article formulates the main technical requirements for the concrete mix in terms of performance and installation time, as well as the features of the choice of concrete composition. It is possible in principle to obtain fine-grained concretes with specified characteristics based on Portland cement. The results of a study using the methodology of mathematical planning and analytical optimization of the results are presented, the purpose of which is to create scientific prerequisites for the promotion of 3D concrete-based construction and the results of a study of the rheological and physico-mechanical properties of modified concrete with the addition of special alkali-resistant fiberglass for three-dimensional construction printing. In this case, the rheological and technological characteristics of the structure of a cement-sand mortar mixture are shown for its shape stability, plastic strength, adhesion, and defect. In this regard, the first stage analyzes the regulatory documentation, as well as the processes and methods of construction 3D printing, the state of the additive manufacturing market. At the second stage, the composition of raw materials mixtures used in construction 3D printing technology is studied.

Consequence of international labor migration in world practice.

Abstract The world labor market is characterized by growing dynamics and strong volumes of labor export and import, which is realized through international labor migration. The movement of the labor force carries out several important functions in the global economy – from income redistribution to the exchange of professional experience, the spread of new innovative technologies, and the growth of labor productivity. In addition, the socio-economic implications of international labor migration for donor countries and recipient countries are ambiguous, they differ in the short, medium, and long-term periods.The study aims to analyze the impact of the socio-economic consequences of international labor migration. The article also focuses on the world experience in shaping and influencing the socio-economic consequences of international labor migration for the donor countries and for the importing countries of the labor force.

Problems of legal regulation of digital transformation of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

In the context of the best world practices the study is an overview of the legal regulation of the process of digital transformation of public administration of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The hypotheses of this study are based on the analysis of the legal nature of the world practice of digital transformation of economic development and international cooperation of modern states. The research revealed that agriculture is a branch of the economy that is particularly in need of the introduction of information and communication technologies and, consequently, the improvement of legal regulation of the activities of public administration in the digital reality. The analysis of state programs and national projects of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides grounds for concluding that the digitalization of the Kazakh economy in agriculture is a priority. The dependence of the effectiveness of digital solutions in the agro-industrial complex on the level of public administration organization is substantiated: digitalization resources contribute to a more focused and result[1]oriented public policy through the use of legal monitoring capabilities. Digitalization is a rapidly growing trend in agriculture, when it does not just replace analog technologies traditionally used in practice, but develops new development options for effective solutions to problems in the industry, among which the introduction of legal mechanisms is of paramount importance. The study contains an analysis of the development of the legal foundations of digitalization in the industry, taking into account the problems at all levels of the process – from the issues of providing agricultural producers with an elementary level of Internet access to increasing the level of legal regulation of state management in the field of digitalization management

TEACHING KAZAKH LANGUAGE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

The article substantiates the relevance of developing a methodology for teaching Kazakh as a foreign language (MTKFL): the prerequisites for the problem of preserving and developing the national (Kazakh) language, external and internal factors of aggravation of this problem at the present stage, as well as the already observed consequences of the lack of implementation of the MTKFL in countries where ethnic Kazakhs live are revealed.The object of the analysis are normative legal acts, national programs, strategic plans, reports on science, analytical reports, sociological studies, textbooks, and publications of domestic and foreign scientists. To determine the degree of development of MTKFL in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the domestic and foreign experience of teaching Kazakh as a foreign language was analyzed and the degree of actualization and relevance of the MTKFL in world science and practice was identified. The results of the study allowed us to confirm the assumption that the actions taken by the authors to implement the scientific project “Methods of teaching Kazakh as a foreign language through a system of ethno-cultural units” are relevant, timely and will contribute to the development of a scientifically-based MTKFL for ethnic Kazakhs living abroad.

CONCEPTUAL REFLECTION OF THE CHANGE OF STATE EXPORT POLICY IN THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

The article highlights the reasons for the conceptual understanding of the changing role of the state export policy in the development strategy of New Uzbekistan. The features and tasks of applying its effective tools and methods are described on the basis of mastering the world practice of effective foreign economic activity and the experience of modern trends in the export promotion mechanism.

The economy of digital contact in the conditions of geomarkets transformation

The article considers evolutionary transformations that express changes in the formats of economic relations. The authors form a scientific judgment on the transformations of business processes towards digital contact. Besides, an understanding of the process is presented not only at the level of economic entities, but also at the level of regional markets and in the structure of the economy development. At the regional level, changes are noted in corporate approaches of doing business, as well as in terms of business tactics and business strategies. At the state level, strategies for taxation, foreign exchange regulation, control and supervision of market participants are changing. In the work, the scientific novelty that consists of compliances is emphasised. These compliances are elements of market “mutations” predetermining and streamlining the formation of digital markets (primarily contacts). The conditions for the development of geospatial markets innovations where a key place is determined by an important compliance (an element of market “mutations”) – economic and political relations – are considered. Particular attention of the authors is payed to the nature of the geoinformation influence process on global and local markets. The process is changing digital communications of subjects. The purpose of the study is to systematise the scientific problems of digital contact economies and to generalise the implementation of world practices while designing approaches. The target of these approaches is development of subjects economic relations according to the assessment of differentiation of geospatial information transformational processes on the geomarkets of the country. The study used methods of analysis and synthesis, system and trend analysis, observation, abstraction and others. The scope of the results is multifaceted and could be used from market infrastructure organisations to state structures.

Non-financial and integrated reporting as a new stage in the evolution of corporate reporting

Subject. The article addresses different types of non-financial reporting that exist in the world practice, and integrated reporting. Objectives. The aims are to determine the purpose of non-financial and integrated reporting, conduct a comparative analysis of financial and non-financial reporting, identify trends in the development of non-financial and integrated reporting in Russia and in foreign countries. Methods. The study employs general scientific methods, like classification, detailed elaboration, generalization, systematization, description, and comparison. Results. The paper identifies periods of formation of non-financial and integrated reporting practices in Russia and in foreign countries; defines functions of non-financial reporting; reveals distinctive features of non-financial and financial reporting; classifies non-financial reporting and highlights the specifics of all its types. The concepts of "non-financial reporting" and "integrated reporting" are distinguished. I analyzed the dynamics of non-financial and integrated reporting development in Russia and abroad, summarized possible options for disclosure of non-financial information about organization's activities, and considered international standards establishing the procedure for non-financial statements preparation. Conclusions. The scope of application of non-financial and integrated reporting will expand every year, as stakeholders are increasingly demanding the most comprehensive information about company activities. Non-financial and integrated reporting contribute to corporate transparency.

Adaptation of corporate model of ukrainian aircraft product life cycle to the international methodology of systems engineering

Problems. Under the present-day conditions, the preservation of competences of Ukrainian aircraft construction enterprises will be determined by the possibility of enterprises attracting to participation in international cooperation programs and projects. But this is possible only on the condition of prior harmonization of the product development methodology adopted in Ukrainian aircraft construction to that used in the international aircraft construction projects. Purose. The main goal of this article is to determine the ability and ways of adapting the corporate model of life cycle of aircraft engineering projects by Ukrainian aircraft construction enterprises to modern global aircraft construction practices. Implementation methodology. The research methodology predicted the identification of the main modern trends in the field of system engineering for the creation of a science-intensive product, as well as the analysis of concepts of presenting the life cycle of complex technical systems in international regulatory documents, industry regulations, guidelines and other information sources. Criteria for perspective of using the identified informational and normative sources as close analogues for the development of one's own corporate model of life cycle of an aircraft construction product were identified. On the basis of the criterion analysis of researched concepts of the life cycle of complex technical systems representing, the requirements were formed, which formed the basis of the concept of one's own corporate model of life cycle of the aircraft construction product. The results. The result of conducted research was the proposed concept of a corporate model of the life cycle of an aircraft construction product manufactured in Ukraine, which takes into account the international experience and best practices of leading aircraft construction companies, including focusing on the experience accumulated by domestic aircraft manufacturers. Conclusions. According to the results of analysis of advanced world practices in the field of creating a science-intensive product, an own corporate model of the life cycle of an aircraft product manufactured in Ukraine was proposed. In the future, on the basis of this model, a system for creating an aircraft product can be built and developed, which will be harmonized with existing world practices and will allow the domestic aircraft construction enterprises to fight for participation in international programs and projects.

FORMATION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION IN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE: CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM

The article analyses the concept of "business education" during its formation period in independent Ukraine for the purpose of establishing a scientifically grounded definition. The availability of scientific research on the problem of business education in economics or management and their actual lack in pedagogy is noted. The traditional and modern models of business education in the world practice are analyzed, which also affects the definition of the concept. The conclusion that the definition of business education depends on the basic scientific approaches is made. The approaches are: andragogical (business education is considered as a necessary component of lifelong learning), institutional (this type of educational services is defined as a social educational institution with a different ratio of formal and informal components depending on a specific public demand), pedagogical (business education is defined as a type of educational services and economic education provided under educational programmes (formal model) or without relevant licensed educational programmes (non-formal model) in a traditional or innovative form). The article analyses the specifics of the interpretation of the concept of business education within different scientific paradigms – axiological (business education as a system of personal values), procedural (as a learning process in a formal or informal model), target (as a result of obtaining a set of knowledge, skills and soft skills in the learning process), systemic (as a systemic formation with a corresponding set of components). The definition of business education is based on scientific definitions of the concept of education, highlighting the specific properties of business as a scope of knowledge, skills and personal characteristics. On the basis of the carried out categorical and conceptual analysis, the author formulates a definition of business education as a process and result of providing educational services of formal or non-formal type (in the form of a traditional or modern model) within specially created educational institutions under licensed foreign or national educational programs, with the corresponding educational degrees recognized by Ukraine.

CURRENT TRENDS OF MILITARY OUTSOURCING DEVELOPMENT: INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Defence outsourcing is a complex and controversial issue that arises for a variety of reasons, including a lack of military resources, the need for specialised expertise, and the desire to reduce political influence and risks. However, today the practice of military outsourcing raises many questions about security, regulation, control, ethics, accountability and transparency. This requires deeper research into the economics of military outsourcing in terms of adopting its development as a strategic goal.
 The purpose of the study is to summarise the theoretical and methodological basis and deepen the conceptual foundations of the military outsourcing economy, to substantiate the determinants of the formation of an effective institutional environment for the military outsourcing market, based on the analysis of global trends and national practices. The research methodology is based on systematic, comparative and economic analysis. It has been determined that the methodological basis of the outsourcing concept is the theory of the firm and contractual relations, transaction cost economics, public choice and organisational economics, the historical evolutionary combination of which has influenced the formation of approaches to the implementation of outsourcing as a component of the management model. The high efficiency of implementation of the outsourcing concept in commercial companies has led to its penetration into the armed forces and has led to the development of military outsourcing, the purpose of which is to optimise national military budgets on the basis of maximising economic, military, social and political effects. The generalisation of theoretical and methodological foundations allowed the author to substantiate the principles and build a composite structure of the concept of military outsourcing, as well as to identify coherent groups of objects and subjects of participation.
 An assessment of the current world practice of military outsourcing has made it possible to identify segmental trends in its development in the context of the urgent need to optimise national military budgets and to conclude that the pragmatic incentive is, on the one hand, the dilemma of growing military budgets and the importance of their optimisation, and, on the other hand, the urgent need to reduce costs. The author proves that military outsourcing is of great importance in the system of performing security functions of the State. A comparative analysis, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of the concepts of military outsourcing implemented by countries around the world, has revealed the dependence of their success on the quality of the institutional environment and substantiated the feasibility of applying a situation-based approach to its formation. According to this approach, the structuring of tasks assigned to the national armed forces should be implemented based on the principles of security priority and efficiency. The application of this approach makes it possible to increase the efficiency of military (combat) tasks without significantly reducing the degree of success in achieving the planned result, since the balance between the use of outsourcing and state self-sufficiency in this case is derived from adaptation to the current security situation. Proposals for building an operational framework for an effective institutional environment for military outsourcing in Ukraine are presented, outlining the main determinants, based on the analysis of global trends and national practices. It is noted that its formation should include: justification of the set of military and security functions that should be outsourced to private companies; description of the mechanisms of state control over the activities of private military companies and organisation of state response to cases of violations of human rights and/or humanitarian law.

Компаративный анализ управления персоналом в России и Китае

The world practice of HR management is characterized by differentiation, which is due to the regularities of functioning of national economic systems and their uniqueness. Technological and structural changes at en-terprises have no less influence on these processes. The focus on the success of the Chinese experience of economic activity stimulates scientific interest in the research of the principles of HR-management of the Ce-lestial Empire in comparison with other countries. The aim of the article is a comparative analysis of HR man-agement models in the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China. The reliability and validity of the obtained research results is provided by the theoretical analysis of scientific literature, foreign and Russian experience. The article specifies the general and specific aspects of the Russian and Chinese models of HR management, systematizes the spheres, circumstances and factors that influenced their formation.

The Political Impact of Digitalization on the Judicial Method of Protection of Rights in the EAEU Countries

The article is devoted to the study of the process of digital transformation of the judicial method of protecting rights and legitimate interests in the EAEU countries. The judicial form of protection of rights has undergone fundamental changes as one of the main forms of protection of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens and business entities through the creation of digital platforms, electronic courts and the integration of information and telecommunication technologies into the process of consideration and resolution of disputes. For effective legal regulation of public relations arising under the influence of digital technologies in the course of judicial proceedings, it is necessary to theoretically develop the concept of a new type – “electronic” civil proceedings and improve the current legislation. In world practice, there are already a number of countries and integration associations that have successfully integrated digital and electronic legal proceedings, so some EAEU countries have taken the path of borrowing their positive experience.

Mathematics in police activity: basics, features, mathematical training

The main attention is paid to the introduction of a comprehensive academic discipline “Mathematical Methods in Police Activity” for the first time and the discussion of the content of its first module for students of higher education institutions subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with the aim of combining mathematical methods, as well as elements of physics, astronomy and geography, in particular topography, to solve practical problems in the professional activity of police officers. Some components of the first module of this discipline are formulated on the basis of a study of an online course on mathematics for firefighters and rescuers in the United States.
 The problem of introducing a course in mathematics or elements of applied mathematics (mathematics and methods of solving tasks for professional purposes) or applied mathematics with elements of natural science (an integrated course in astronomy, physics and geography) into the educational process of training future police officers has not been studied in a comprehensive manner. There are some recommendations on the expediency of studying statistics, but there are many branches of mathematics whose methodology is useful for solving applied problems in the fields of justice and law enforcement.
 The need for such a study is due to the lack of a universal course for police officers in the world practice that would combine practical problem solving, mathematical methods, physical laws and processes, astronomy and geography, including topography.
 The formulated components of the first module of the course are relatively complete in terms of content and form the knowledge necessary to develop the skills and abilities to perform elementary calculation professional tasks and to comply with and understand safety rules.
 The article is the first in a series of articles on the relevant topic, some of which are in the process of preparation or are preprints.

Research of the Experience of Creation, Classification of Foreign Campuses and Peculiarities of their Financing

In modern conditions of spatial development, university campuses have undergone significant changes, representing not only platforms for joint research of science and business, but also the centers of urban innovation districts, which form an innovative community in the city and adjacent territories, having a significant impact on the socio-economic development of the region. The purpose of this work is to study foreign experience in the creation, operation and financing of foreign campuses for further application in the implementation of projects for the creation of new university–type campuses on the territory of the Russian Federation. The objectives of the research in the article were: the issues of systematization of foreign campuses by type of territorial location, scale, type of settlement and architecture; comparative grouping of infrastructure in foreign and Russian university campuses; financing mechanisms for the creation and operation of foreign campuses. Methodology – a system of scientific methods for grouping infrastructure facilities on foreign campuses, tabular synthesis of accounting and analytical information on the availability and movement of income and expenditure of national budgets, based on the best foreign experience. Within the framework of this article, the authors assessed the stages of creation and commissioning of campuses based on the experience of a number of countries: China, South Korea, Japan, France, Finland, Austria, which allows us to conclude that flexibility and diversity in design schemes in accordance with local characteristics, commissioning and modernization of campus facilities in Russia. As a result of generalization of the best world practice in the field of creation and functioning of university campuses, the article develops recommendations for assessing the appropriateness of financing and evaluating the effectiveness of budgetary funds of university campuses in the Russian Federation.

PROSPECTS FOR THE USE OF OUT-OF-FURNACE CAST IRON REFINING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC METALLURGICAL PRODUCTION

In today's environment, domestic steelmaking enterprises, and especially steelmaking within them, are experiencing a significant negative impact from the shortage of high-quality raw materials and the lack of stability of incoming charge materials. At the same time, in order to overcome these problems, technical solutions are used in the world practice for out-of-furnace treatment of charge materials, including liquid iron. Thus, an urgent issue of domestic metallurgical science is to determine the effectiveness of the most common methods of out-of-furnace pig iron treatment in relation to the current realities of domestic steelmaking.
 A general classification of technical solutions for out-of-furnace pig iron refining has been made and a comparative analysis of the efficiency of the technologies under consideration has been performed. Engineering calculations were performed using mathematical models of material and heat balances of converter smelting, adapted for 250-ton oxygen converters, using a top tuyere of classical design. The influence of the considered technical solutions for out-of-furnace iron treatment on such basic technological indicators of BOF melting as specific consumption of liquid iron, specific consumption of lime, and yield of usable iron was analyzed. The comparison was carried out in relation to the indicators of basic melting without the use of out-of-furnace melt treatment technologies. The expediency of using out-of-furnace refining methods based on the injection of globular magnesium and mixtures of the CaO-Mg system was confirmed. As for the complex refining technologies, it was determined that it is advisable to develop a technology for domestic conditions that provides for the removal of sulfur and phosphorus from the melt without significantly reducing the concentration of silicon in the melt.

Efficacy and safety of belimumab in patients with lupus nephritis: a real-world retrospective observational study.

To evaluate the differences in efficacy and safety between Lupus Nephritis (LN) patients who received belimumab plus standard therapy and those who received only standard therapy in real world practice. Patients diagnosed with LN at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from November 2012 to July 2023 were identified, and eligible cases were divided into two groups according to whether they received additional treatment with belimumab during the course of the disease. A total of 1,169 LN patients were identified from our follow-up database. 112 patients receiving add-on treatment with belimumab (BLM group) and 112 control patients matched for relevant baseline characteristics were enrolled in this study. The median duration of treatment with belimumab was 13.82 [7.24, 20.29] months. Compared with the control group, the BLM group had more significant improvement in disease activity indicators such as serum albumin and complement levels, significantly lower B cell count, immunoglobulin, and earlier first attainment of renal remission, but there was no significant improvement in renal function and kidney-related events or death during the 2-year follow-up period. In the BLM group, the treatment effect of belimumab was more prominent in patients with lower levels of proteinuria. The safety profile of belimumab treatment was favorable, with a lower incidence of respiratory tract infection in the BLM group than in the control group during the follow-up period (p= 0.015). This real-world study revealed that add-on treatment with belimumab provided better disease remission, and the therapeutic effect was more significant in patients with lower proteinuria levels. In addition, it had a favorable safety profile and reduced the risk of respiratory tract infection.

Producing and/or Distributing Intimate Images of a Person without its Consent

Modern times have created different types of new crimes unknowable to the criminal law doctrine before. One of these new crimes is unlawful distribution of intimate images of person in public without its consent, including distribution in Internet. In the world practice this action usually named as “nonconsensual porn”. Nowadays this type of unlawful actions is actively studied in foreign law systems, some of these recently criminalized it; however in the Russian law “nonconsensual porn” is not popular theme for researching in doctrine and also in practice, although the act itself exists. Dispositions of a number of articles of Chapters 19 and 25 of Special part of the Criminal Code of Russian Federation only partially cover the act mentioned; therefore, the need to change the law is already brewing due to the need of modernization of criminal legislation in connection with various ways of committing such a crime. Focusing on the ways of committing the researched act, authors identify and explore three ways of creating “nonconsensual porn”: its production by secret shooting, the production of intimate images of a person with the consent of the person himself and the production of “nonconsensual porn” by using computer technologies. Authors also made an attempt to differentiate the studied act with the already existing crimes of the Special Part of the Criminal Code (Articles 128.1, 137, 242, etc.). The subject of that research is “nonconsensual porn” as an unlawful act. The aim of the research is creating the complex model of offence of “nonconsensual porn” in Russian criminal law system and explanation of necessity of criminalization this act as an independent crime. The need of protection of people’s rights from “nonconsensual porn” especially by criminal law because of the danger of that act, differentiation “nonconsensual porn” from other crimes and need of criminalization of that act in the Russian criminal law is proving by authors. Present research provides significant thesis for developing of study of criminal law and formulate drafts in the Russian Criminal Code, what gives the practical meaning to the work.

Prospects for the use of layer-by-layer technology for the development of an enzyme biosensor used for milk quality control

This article presents the results of scientific research on the development of a biosensor system for the determination of salts of heavy metals (cadmium and lead) in milk. When developing a biosensor system, much attention is paid to the selection of biological material and the method of their stabilization using physical and chemical forces, namely, immobilization. In this regard, studies were carried out on the selection of the enzyme and the method of its immobilization in the development of a biosensor for the detection of salts of heavy metals in milk. The development of a biosensor for the determination of toxic elements in food products is of scientific and practical importance. In world practice, special attention is paid to the contamination of raw materials and food products with toxic chemicals, mainly of anthropogenic origin, which are persistent organic pollutants. Therefore, quality control of raw materials, food products is important for consumers, and, accordingly, for the food industry. Experimental studies are based on the methods of Filippova A. M., Vorobieva O. V. to determine the specific activity of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. Determination of the activity of the catalase enzyme was carried out in accordance with the gasometric method according to the method of Warburg. As a result of experimental studies, the catalase enzyme as a biological material was chosen as a sensitive element. As a carrier for the immobilization of enzymes, a 5-bilayer combination of "chitosan-sodium alginate" was selected. The layer-by-layer technology was used to immobilize the enzyme on the substrate surface when creating an enzyme biosensor. The results of the research are recommended to be applied in the study of food safety issues and in the assessment of safety indicators of raw materials and food products by the express method.

Economic aspects of goose and duck breeding development

The issues of goose and duck farming have not been raised at the economic level for a long time. Over the last decade, National Statistics Bureau Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan has not had information on the development of this type of poultry farming. Due to it the authors raised questions about the need for and prospects of the industry. The purpose of the article is to show the possible prospects for expanding the production of goose and duck breeding in our country as well as to identify the barriers that hinder their development. The results of the study can be applied in agricultural formations, peasant or farm enterprises. The abstract– logical method allows you to reveal the opportunities for Kazakhstan to develop poultry in the form of geese and ducks; the statistical method helped the authors to consider options for the development of the market for ducks and geese by using examples from other countries. In the world practice the meat of geese and ducks, which contains biologically valuable proteins and lipids. It has a higher energy value, as well as a high quality of production under relatively light conditions for care and cultivation. The authors give a comparative characteristic of the energy value of various types of meat, show options for using additional products of domestic waterfowl. Statistics on the prices of goose and duck meat, characteristics of their consumer properties, and recommendations for improving the development of the industry are given. The issues of food security of the population can be solved by expanding the market under consideration and through cooperation with stable agricultural and processing enterprises. Business development requires a small amount of government support in the form of concessional lending, temporary reduction or elimination of taxes.

THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF АCTIVE AGEING CONCEPT

Abstract. The article deals with the problem of the development of the Third Age Universities (U3As) system as realization of the lifelong learning strategy in the rapid aging world. The U3As are spreading widely around the world, and has a huge perspective and demand in Ukraine, considering that, according to a WHO study, Ukraine ranks first in the world in the prevalence of depression among people including seniors. It is noted that creating of the Third Age Universities is based on the concept of active ageing that is helping people stay in charge of their own lives for as long as possible as they age and, where possible, to contribute to the economy and society; it is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation and security for the elderly. «Active» means continuing participation in social, economic, cultural, spiritual and civic affairs, not just physically activeness or participation in the labour force. The article outlines that the U3As are important to eliminate loneliness prevent isolation and falling into a depression for the elderly, to improve their quality of life. The latest includes socio-economic side that is primarily the material conditions of life, standards of health and social services, participating in cultural and social life of the community (museums, universities, libraries, and sports) and educational opportunities; the second side is psychological conceptualization of quality of life that is some individual view to satisfaction or dissatisfaction with life. The author analyses the dominant U3A models adopted, the French and British approaches. The original French model required U3As to be associated with traditional university systems; in contrast the British model is largely of a self-help kind with little or no support from external sources. Analysis of the world practice has shown that the development of U3As depends largely on governments and public institutions at the national, regional and local levels ensuring the sustainability of the U3As. This work has three dimensions that have proved their effective results: the law and regulations for elderly education, financial injection for elderly education from the government, implementation of the efficient management and coordination means.
 Key words: lifelong learning; the Third Age University; seniors; the elderly; active ageing; adult education.