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"Philosophy of Education"

2014 year, number 5

MOBILITY AS A CONDITION OF DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION

O. V. Tsiguleva
General I.K. Yakovlev Novosibirsk Military Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Klyuch-Kamishenskoye plato, 6/2, Novosibirsk, 630114
Keywords: professional mobility, private higher education institution, individual approach, innovation, distance learning, international orientation, competence approach, professional competence

Abstract

In the article mobility is considered as one of the basic conditions for development of private higher education today. The author believes that success of professional mobility of the future specialist depends on his/her specific traits and the levels of qualifications, which is the result of educational activity in the conditions created by the higher education institution. The paper highlights the distinctive features of educational process in the private higher education institution, contributing to the development of professional mobility of the future specialist. For example, one of distinctive features of the educational process in the non-government higher education institution is that it focuses not only on the request from the state, but also to the ever increasing demands of the individual and the public educational demand for specific interests. Private universities are more flexible in meeting the needs of the population. The programs in private universities are more flexible and adapt to permanent changes in the labor market. It is private universities that have first established the training programs for civil servants. In many private higher education institutions, there is a possibility of obtaining the first and second higher education at the same time. There is such possibility in the public higher education institutions as well, but the private ones are more flexible in making the transition curricula and introduction of additional courses (e.g., the foreign language ones). Another positive factor is the close cooperation of private universities with the sphere of business. The reputable private higher education institutions have job placement service which provides undergraduates, graduates the opportunity to select the job, even in prestigious companies. In addition, the non-government higher education institutions give preference to the teachers who have extensive practical experience in teaching. Many teachers in private higher education institutions are also the heads of large companies, which means that their students can apply for an internship at a prestigious firm, and even get a job there. A distinctive feature of the private higher education institution, in our opinion, is the integration with foreign universities. In addition, private universities pay special attention to the work with schools. The dynamic reaction of the non-government institutions to the changes in the labor market, the growing demands of the individual and the public education demand contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the private higher education institutions.