The professional elite of the future: how to educate?

¹ Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Department of Humanities, Moscow, Russia
² Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Department of Sociology and Cultural Studies, Moscow, Russia

^* Corresponding author: naorehovskaya@fa.ru

Abstract

The relevance of the research lies in the need to analyze the situation in the higher education sector in terms of training highly qualified personnel. The purpose of the article is to analyze the conditions for educating the modern professional elite. When conducting the analysis, the authors relied on the data of sociological studies, as well as statistics of both Russian and international companies. When determining the key categories, the authors referred to the normative documents and opinions of leading scientists in the education sector. Forming the professional elite has been considered in detail on the example of the implementation of various forms of education, including distance learning. The methodological basis of the research was made up of theoretical methods, such as the synthesis method, used in the course of studying the problematic area of the higher education system, as well as a combination of descriptive and comparative and historical methods. Based on the conducted analysis, the authors have concluded that it is necessary to maintain an integral system of universal competencies, as well as to develop the experience of independent professional activity. The research justifies the need to continue the development of Russian higher education exactly in this direction.