The present article highlights the results of social cohesion study fulfilled in the university community of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. It contains the consideration of social cohesion as an important factor of interpersonal communication, other social skills which are important for the community development. The purpose of the study was to identify the level of social cohesion for university community, to test the Bertelsmann Stiftung Model of Social Cohesion at the community level. Methods that were used in the study are synthesis, analysis, math, social questionnaire, etc. In the research the only data collection tool was the author’s questionnaire. There were 112 people interviewed, among them 47 employees and 65 students of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. According to the study results, the level of social cohesion in the university community is quite sufficient, which positively characterizes the attitude of employees and students to each other, reflects their readiness for mutual respect and support, acceptance of differences and tolerance etc. Also the research highlights weak points of social interactions that form the base for further investigations and actions on social cohesion development.
The article deals with the peculiarities of formation and enforcement of the national investment security in terms of distribution of investment flows and demand for investments. The global market for investment resources was analyzed and its impact on the investment needs and security of the individual countries was evaluated. At the methodical level, the interrelation and interdependence of components of national investment security were defined. Leading security indicators were identified and characterized taking into account investment risks factors. A Process model of the country's investment security system was developed considering the risks and threats from the external environment and economic issues from the internal environment. The algorithm of complex assessment of the investment security of a country, based on the identification of stages and components of use of investments at the national level, was formed. A Model for evaluating the country's individual investment security measures was developed.
The present article continues the cycle of the cognitive researches of the phenomenon of social cohesion in education, in particular, in the university communities. It contains the cognitive research of trust and its foundation as the central focus of social cohesion. The purpose of the study is to identify the level of trust which is connected with the social cohesion in university communities, to test the author’s questionnaire and to determinate the further steps for the trust enhancement in the educational community. Methods that were used in the study are the author’s questionnaire, math analytics etc. There were 196 people interviewed in both universities, among them 31 employees and 85 students of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University and 33 employees and 47 students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. According to the research results, the level of trust in each university community (as well as in common) was average, excluding some indicators. Although there were some differences between levels of trust of employees of these universities. We can assume that the quite sufficient average level or trust positively characterizes the attitude of employees and students to each other, reflects their readiness for mutual respect and support, acceptance of differences and tolerance etc. Also, the research highlights weak points of social interactions that form the base for further investigations and actions on the social cohesion development.
The article shows the important role of social cohesion as a social phenomenon, its impact on the development of society and intercultural communication. The social role of trust, in particular, in the development of social cohesion, is also shown. Social cohesion acquires acute relevance and importance in the current time of social transformations, as cohesion allows communities overcome various fluctuations and changes. The social cohesion as complex social phenomenon has been analyzed in the focus of intercultural studies. The aim of the research was to investigate the important spheres of social cohesion related to intercultural communication in the educational community, in particular, in the university community of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. The research conducted several times, including the crisis states of society – pan-demic and war conflict in Ukraine. This research continues social cohesion studies, which are conducted in the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University since 2016, and demonstrates one of the current stages. The methodological tool is an adaptation of the "Social Cohesion Radar" model at the university community level. The study is based on primary data from the author's questionnaire. The important role of social cohesion, trust and values in intercultural communication is demonstrated.
SpecificS of managing competitiveneSS of preSent-day univerSity on principleS of Social reSponSibilitypurpose. Development of a management strategy for a domestic university on principles of social responsibility for raising its competitiveness in the globalization and internationalization context of higher education.methodology. The use of a dialectical method, system, structural-functional and institutional approaches as well as analysis, synthetic, comparison and expert evaluation techniques allows identifying a structure and functions of social responsibility of a university and a mechanism for its implementation in the internal and external environment.findings. Today's reality demands from a university to play a key role in the development of human capital assets and dissemination of social responsibility values in society, which is possible in case of improving university's competitiveness in the globalization and internationalization context of higher education. The authors of the article used their own administrative experience and knowledge in designing a strategy for raising competitiveness of a university as a socially responsible organization. They developed a mechanism for implementation of the above strategy through a university's social responsibility structure with the help of a strategically focused internal audit conducted in a university management system. It is proved that this strategy can be implemented through corporate culture of a university by inculcating social responsibility values in participants of the educational process.originality. To raise competitiveness of a university in the context of global challenges, its management strategy was developed on principles of social responsibility, which can be implemented through corporate culture by cultivating responsibility values in participants of the educational process. An authorial approach is proposed for setting internal audit objectives, based on identification and grouping of interests of the main groups of parties involved, their grouping and comparative analysis made with allowance for their interests and ways of influencing the university development. Some functional areas of an internal audit and its implementation algorithm are pointed out with consideration for operational specifics of a higher educational institution.practical value. The use of obtained results in educational and managerial practices allows creating a model of social responsibility of a university and outlining its implementation directions; developing and introducing a control mechanism for implementation of social responsibility actions; examining the development level of university corporate culture and proposing ways of its further development, aimed at raising competitiveness of higher educational institutions in the globalization context.
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