MANAGEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL CLUSTER OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE CONTEXT OF FORMATION OF RESEARCH COMPETENCE

Abstract

The article is concerned with the problem of developing a scientific and technical educational cluster of a university with a view to forming research competence in higher education students. The author analyses the scientific and pedagogical literature and finds out that scientific and technical educational clusters are a complex of interrelated educational, scientific, industrial and innovative structures that operate on the basis of a university and promote the integration of education, science and practice. They are a tool for integrating education, science and business aimed at training highly qualified specialists. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the peculiarities of the development of scientific and technical educational clusters in peacetime and wartime by such criteria as functioning, priority areas, infrastructure, cooperation with business, and training. Formation and development of a scientific and technical educational cluster with the aim of forming research competence requires a clear strategy, including: identification of key areas of scientific activity of the university; development of mechanisms of interaction between cluster members; provision of funding through public-private partnerships. It is noted that one of the most effective forms of implementing educational clusters is involvement in international grant projects. The strategy for implementing participation in grant projects is based on the implementation of the stages of grant activities (preparation of an application in accordance with the requirements of the grant, obtaining funding, project implementation, performance evaluation and analysis of the results of work), which allow for research at minimal cost. Modern scientific mobility is seen as one of the key ways to improve research competence in the cluster implementation system, which contributes to the formation of research competence of higher education students and the integration of Ukrainian science into the global educational space.