The impact of military conflicts on the educational component of national economic security

Abstract

The relevance of the study is related to the fact that current military conflicts have devastating consequences for the educational systems of countries, and therefore negatively affect the state of the educational component of national security. This paper is aimed at determining the areas of negative impact of military conflicts on the countries’ national educational systems and assessing the consequences of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine for the educational component of national security. The study has been conducted using historical and logical methods, methods of generalization and abstraction, analysis and synthesis, a systematic approach. The study is conducted using statistical and analytical data of international organizations and research institutions on attacks on educational institutions, destruction of educational infrastructure, migration of teachers, pupils and students. It is stated that in addition to the destruction of material and technical base, complementary factors of the negative impact of the military conflict on the domestic education system, in particular, higher education, are: deterioration of the psychological state of both educators and students; reducing the influx of foreign students to domestic universities; reduction of state expenditures on higher education; reduction of household income; significant increase in “educational migration”. All this can lead to a significant reduction in demand for domestic higher education services and significantly worsens the state of the educational component of national security.