Ecosystem of the University as a Subject of Educational Analytics

Abstract

Introduction. New trends in the philosophical analysis of higher education development are associated with the prospects for an interdisciplinary approach to organizing coordinated processes in the multidisciplinary university, taking into account the peculiarities of information and intellectual technology of digital culture. The University with the unity of its functional connections presents a complex multilevel ecosystem, which state is determined by the intersection of the interests of various subjects included into the vocational training system. This article examines the convergence processes in the university ecosystem associated with educational strategy planning, in particular with the coordination process between the university goals and expectations of employers and graduates.Methodology and sources. The research is based on the system methodology and principles of the communicative action theory. In the university ecosystem, the key role in the functional connections organization is played by the processes of convergence in relation to the intentions of the participants of interaction in the educational space, the identification of attitudes that motivate cooperation and mutual reinforcement of optimal behavioral strategies. The empirical basis is the statistical data from a number of sociological surveys conducted at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, as well as research data on the target attitudes of companies in their interaction with universities.Results and discussion. Comparison of the level of consistency of companies' requests in finding employees and the educational goals of the university showed a common desire to form a high potential of future employees, which requires pedagogical technologies to motivate and develop project skills and constructive activities. In the university development, an important factor is the formation of a common field of goals and expectations realized in the graduate model, with account of the industry knowledge and new technologies development, as well as formation of skills that characterize the potential of self-development in the future profession.Conclusion. The development of an ecosystem approach in the analysis of modern university activities has revealed prospects for combining university knowledge with practical skills in planning various forms of partnership with business and other representatives of the professional community. Convergence processes in the university ecosystem ensure the interpenetration of pedagogical technologies and agent strategies in achieving high-quality professional training.