Development prospects of the educational Milieu of universities in the conditions of academic revolution

Abstract

The article analyzes the current situation in the educational milieu on the example of a flagship university, its place and role in the regional development and the necessary transformations that meet the concept of the knowledge-based economy in the wake of the "fourth industrial revolution". The massification and global knowledge-based economy, as components of the academic revolution, predetermine the need to abandon the outdated model of "educational pipe". The use of induction method in a synthesis of descriptive and abstract-analytical forms allows the authors to identify problems of the educational system development, highlighting the role of regional flagship universities as an object and subject of management capable of transforming and causing positive changes in the educational milieu. The result of the study is the formation of a differentiated educational system of the flagship university which predetermines a different approach, missions and goals in disciplinary areas and requires a systemic transformation to change the academic structure and academic culture. To change the academic structure, we propose to create free and elite education zones using the open curriculum format and the free education format with a "core" free education program. Forms of elite education include honors-programs, coworking for discussing pressing or arisen problems. The Internet revolution provides university with the opportunity to enter the online market as a provider of online courses. The article suggests to form social patterns for determining the disciplinary structure, to expand the disciplinary field and to use multi-disciplinarity and cross-disciplinarity The systematic approach proposed by the authors in changing the academic structure of the university, as an object and subject of management, through approaches, forms and means will allow the university to become a scientific, educational and innovative center of the region.