TO THE QUESTION OF OPTIMIZATION OF THE NETWORK OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE
Keywords:
system of higher education, network of higher education institutions, structure of higher education institutions, forecast calculations, scientific and pedagogical potential, entrants, reform of higher educationAbstract
At the current stage of development of higher education in Ukraine, the issues of optimizing the network of higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming particularly topical. In view of this, it is necessary to determine the directions and ways of reforming the network of HEIs, which should ensure the competitiveness of the national higher school in European educational space.
Based on a thorough analysis of the trends in formation of a modern network of universities, dynamics of the number of HEIs and the number of students, factors, influencing the network of HEIs, were scientifically justified. Changes in the territorial placement, structure of HEIs, branch orientation of training the specialists, average size of students per institution and the number of students per 10,000 of population were determined. Characteristics of the processes of opening new universities and isolated branches of universities are presented; impact of these measures on access to higher education and the quality of training the specialists are estimated.
Based on the authors' forecast calculations of the number of university entrants in Ukraine up to 2024 and competition in HEIs, a necessity of substantial reduction of HEIs is determined. Directions and stages of optimization of the existing network of HEIs are proposed. Particular emphasis is placed on the fact that reform of the network of HEIs should be carried out taking into account many factors of economic, social and psychological nature and possible both positive results and negative consequences.
An optimization of the network of HEIs should be understood not as a mechanical reduction in the number of higher educational institutions, but as an improvement in their branch and territorial structure and creation of modern innovative universities of European level. Strategic task of optimization is to get (as a result of reorganization) HEIs, which would have different levels of training (from bachelor to doctor of science), carry out current scientific research, actively cooperate with academic research institutions and include research institutes in their structures.
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