The scientific and pedagogical potential of the university: essence and structure

The article provides a theoretical underpinning for the concepts of «academic and teaching potential of the university», «potential of the academic and teaching environment of the university» and «potential of academic and teaching workers». The academic and teaching potential of the university is a set of informational, intellectual and intangible resources, conditions and opportunities established at the university for the production and accumulation of new knowledge, ideas, technologies, competencies and other productive properties that contribute to high quality of education, research and management, the image of the university and its competitiveness at the international level. The potential of the academic and teaching environment of the university is a set of informational, intellectual, intangible resources, conditions and opportunities created at the university for production and accumulation of new knowledge, development of competencies and other productive properties that are purposefully used in scientific and educational sphere and contribute to high quality of educational, scientific and managerial activities. The potential of academic and teaching staff is a set of accumulated knowledge, competencies and other productive properties that are necessary for professional (teaching, research and management) activities, and can be developed during formal, non-formal and informal education to improve the quality of teaching, research and management activities. The structure of academic and teaching potential of the university in which intellectual, emotional and spiritual components are specified is given.