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Introduction. The paper is devoted to current processes in the field of digitalization of higher education. The purpose of the study is to identify systemic factors that determine the sustainability of digital transformation processes in the field of education in order to minimize current and possible risks. The novelty consists in the proposed analytical frame with the inclusion of epistemology changes as a systemic factor. Methodology. The study was conducted within the framework of a comparative methodology using methods of collecting empirical information, interpolation, analysis and generalization, qualitative content analysis, conceptual and terminological analysis, interpretation. Three conditional levels of consideration are proposed - the macro level (the level of national strategies and regulation), the meso level (the level of strategies and regulation within the higher education system) and the micro level (the institutional level). At the same time, the systemic patterns of development within these levels are determined by meta-level factors, that is, philosophical and culturological factors that, in fact, form the ontological space of the existence of these levels and affect the change of epistemologies, as well as the formation of digital agency. Discussion. A number of directions for increasing the efficiency of digitalization of higher education are proposed, the most important of which is the study of changes in epistemologies and the impact of these changes on value systems in education. As practical steps to support digitalization processes, it is proposed to develop an integrated digitalization strategy at the university level, create cloud resources for various target groups, develop step-by-step instructions and methodological recommendations for their use, stimulate network interaction within the framework of resource sharing and exchange, create a system for advanced training of teachers and methodologists using an electronic platform. Conclusion. The proposed recommendations can be used to expand the field of scientific research on the problems of digitalization of higher education, as well as to improve policies and practices at the institutional level.