Modern Challenges of the Development of Higher Education in the Conditions of the Formation of a Smart Economy

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the trends in the development of higher education in the context of the formation of a smart economy, academic mobility and substantiate the directions for strengthening the role of higher education institutions in Ukraine in the context of modern challenges. The article generalizes the world experience in the implementation of smart cities, on the basis of systematization of the main ratings of smart cities, key indicators of intellectual activity are identified, also the characteristics of the activities of universities that contribute to the success of smart city. Based on the data of current information, an approximate estimate of the scale of outflow of young people, researchers and teaching staff from the country is provided. The currently available information on the scale of support for Ukraine by European countries both at the level of governments and at the level of individual universities is generalized. Losses and threats to the development of Ukrainian higher education in the conditions of military aggression, destruction of infrastructure and mass displacements of the population are outlined. The major directions of perspective development of universities in Ukraine in the context of modern challenges and post-war recovery are defined. The need to restore the country on fundamentally new principles is emphasized, that is building a new, smart economy, in which the goals of sustainable development and digital transformation will become key and the education and science systems must play an important role. This is possible only on the basis of real mechanisms for the return of our youth and highly qualified personnel back to the country, the transformation of higher education institutions into powerful financial actors of educational, scientific and economic activities, the creation of real competitive advantages for attracting foreign students

Keywords

• universities
• smart cities
• smart-city ratings
• academic mobility
• economic recovery
• education
• science