Analysis of development of educational and scientific activity of higher education establishments

Abstract

Introduction. The national doctrine of education development in Ukraine states that education should become a strategic resource for improving people's well-being, ensure national interests, strengthen the authority and competitiveness of the state in the international arena. However, the state and trends of changes in education, especially in higher education, do not adequately meet the requirements of society and the state. Globalization, innovation processes, and the adoption of sustainable development priorities on the one hand determine intellect and knowledge as the main priorities of ensuring the development of society in the future. On the other hand they determine the necessity of bringing the system of higher education in general, and its educational and scientific activity, in particular, in accordance with time requirements. The state and institutions of higher education have the task of overcoming the problems and implementing measures that would contribute to the development of educational and scientific activities of higher education institutions. Therefore, the relevance of the study is the importance of understanding the state of educational and scientific activity of higher education institutions to determine the prospects for developing and outlining the measures of state, regional policy and policy of educational institutions in order to ensure their strategic development.

Purpose. The article aims to identify problems and prospects for the development of educational and scientific activities of higher education institutions.

Method (methodology). The following methods have been used in the course of the research: method of theoretical justification, method of statistical analysis, method of comparison, abstract and logical method, graphical and tabular method, methods of mathematical statistics. In particular, the trend method has been used, which allowed to formulate a forecast and make conclusions about the prospects of the development of educational and scientific activity of institutions of higher education.

Results. The main tendencies and consistent patterns of development of educational and scientific activity of institutions of higher education have been revealed. In particular, it has been determined a significant reduction in the number of institutions of higher education and reduction of student contingent, which reflects the emergence of crisis phenomena in educational activities. The number of postgraduates and doctoral students has significantly reduced, reflecting a decline in interest in research. Mostly such problems are related with a significant reduction in the funding of higher education institutions, in particular, the reduction of funding for research and the reduction of state orders. On complex, crisis conditions, in which Ukraine's higher education has found itself, it is important to implement support measures, which are oriented on time and market demands. Measures to support higher education in Ukraine should be strategically aimed at ensuring the development and competitiveness of domestic higher education institutions in a globalized and long-term perspective.