Reproduction of Human Potential in Changing Conditions of Higher Education

Abstract

The article examines the role of education in accumulating human potential in the context of transition to Industry 4.0, substantiates the timeliness of intensifying those areas of university functioning that are more in demand for training highly qualified specialists, taking into account international educational priorities and the needs of the modern labour market. Up-to-date information on the results of the work of higher educational institutions in Russia in dynamics for the period from 2010 to 2020 (admission, student population, graduation) is presented. The issues of functioning of postgraduate and doctoral studies, which are of key importance for the activities of Russian higher education, are analysed. Features of institutions of higher professional education work in the sphere of foreign citizens reception, the importance of methodological and practical work on their adaptation to create favourable conditions for studying in Russia are considered. Based on the analysis of information sources, the extent of distribution of additional forms of training and advanced training has been identified. The presence of youth interest in continuing education, mastering new professions, the need for which increases in the transforming economic conditions, has been established. Measures to focus efforts on the fundamental vectors of human development are proposed. It is concluded that it is important to revise the structure of students training in universities in order to better take into account predictive estimates of socio-economic and demographic indicators in the long term. One of the directions for further research may be the preparation of recommendations for improving the mechanism for setting admission targets and coordinating recruitment plans in areas (profiles) of training students with potential employers in order to achieve compliance with the demand for specialists from regional and international labour markets.