Comparative Analysis and Generalization of the Experience of University – Business Partnerships

Abstract

The aim of the article is providing a theoretical generalization and comparative analysis of foreign and domestic experience in developing areas of university-business relations; considering the problems arising from the implementation of partnerships in the educational sphere; determining the most optimal forms and methods of interaction between Ukrainian universities and business environment at the present stage of development of the economy and the higher education system as a whole. The methodological and informational basis of the research is made by scientific monographs, which highlight problems of developing interaction between the higher education and business sector, materials of periodicals and Internet resources on these issues. In carrying out the study, the methods of comparative analysis, system and logical analysis, and the method of generalizing information are used. By analyzing, systematizing and generalizing the research works of scientists, the specificity of higher education systems of foreign countries is considered, and it has been found that within each of them there are models for formation of partnerships among universities, businesses, and governments. As a result of the study, a classification of approaches to solving the problems of interconnection between a university and business is presented; comparison of government policies is conducted, and state initiatives of foreign countries in this area are summarized; the most common methods of cooperation between the higher education and business sector in the national and international practice are characterized and highlighted. It is noted that in recent years the most urgent form of government-business integration is a public-private partnership (PPP). The paper compares the principles of PPP both in Ukraine and foreign countries and singles out its main forms used at the present stage. A prospect for further research in the field of formation of an effective university-business partnership is the development of partnership risk management approaches, which is due to the fact that the basis of the interaction is the effective distribution of risks and profits between partners.

Keywords

• partnership
• interaction
• forms of interconnection
• university and business collaboration
• public-private partnership in education