THE WAYS AND MODELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the features and prospects of development of the system of higher education, both in the global arena and in Russia. The results of the study are based on the opinions of foreign and Russian experts and practitioners from the sphere of education. The surveys were divided into the main blocks, such as the trends in development of higher education system in the world and in Russia; the system of higher education in Russia and its transformation in new economic and social realities; the international system for the assessment of universities, and its prospects in the Russian Federation; the ways of development of Russian universities in the modern digital world. The opinions of experts on the concept of university reference model are presented.