Problems and Prospects of Higher Education System Development in Modern Society

Abstract

Education as a subsystem of economy is a structural component of production, exchange, distribution, consumption and reproduction of economic values. At the same time, education produces specific value added, market commodityeducational service, and transforms an ordinary person into a rare labor resource under conditions of extremely dense specialization of economic activity. The decisive role in this process belongs to higher education. In the paper, the problem of development of the European higher school is considered. Attention is focused on priorities of European higher education, which are directed at improvement of the organizational structure and quality of scientific and professional training: internationalization and trans-nationalization of educational processes, higher education quality assurance, actualization and a rise of the level of doctoral training, development of the culture of academic autonomy and creativity of higher educational institutions as a guarantee of sustainable self-development, orientation to a harmonious combination of scientific studies, business and practical training. Basic trends of the experience of European countries in the mechanism of promotion of higher educational institution activity and formation of the educational system in Russia were considered.

Social inquiry for higher education in Russia: Sociological context

“…Therefore, having considered the specifics of the social inquiry for higher education in Russia and having formulated the main criteria affecting it, we can conclude that Russian higher education, perceived [14] as a service and a social good at the same time, can no longer work effectively and meet the needs of students. The above-described condition closes the perspective for higher education to choose the most profitable niche for itself and creates conflict situations, where effective managers of higher education institutions strive to teach relevant and in-demand professions, but the teaching staff simply have no time to fully prepare for the educational process.…”

Research on Higher Education during the COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council: An Overview of Publications in the Journal Sustainability

“…However, the social aspect of information sharing and interaction between students as well as between students and faculty stands as an important finding and recommendation for further research as well as policy development in the research. Further, another key trend in the development of higher education lies in the opening of higher education to its environment, both through dialogue and collaboration locally and internationally [59,60].…”