QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A COMPONENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION: CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE

Abstract

The research actualizes problem of ensuring the quality of higher education for the preparation of innovative human capital, which contributes to increasing the global competitiveness of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to identify areas for quality assurance in higher education to create effective mechanisms for improving the quality of human capital in the university environment. The paper pays attention to global challenges, that determined by the development of the digital economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the internationalization of the educational space. Author analyzes the problems of inconsistency between the system of higher education and the labor market in Ukraine, the reasons for unemployment of persons with higher education, peculiarities labor and educational migrations. The need for systematic modernization and advanced development of university education is pointed out. Emphasis is placed on the need for lifelong learning and the formation of new competencies and non-specialized, interprofessional skills (soft skills) to increase the competitiveness of professionals and the quality of human capital. Author proposes the directions of ensuring the quality of higher education in order to optimize the contribution of human capital to the intellectual and innovative potential of the country.