Home – Home – Jornals – Professional Education in the Modern World 2015 number 1

The article reveals comparative analysis of higher education system in such Western countries as the UK and Germany. The paper focuses on the general and particular in models implementation, role of the government in foundation and development of higher educational space, possibilities for any kinds of people to get vocational education. Non-governmental sector of higher education adopts one of the key features; it is strong sustainability in difficult conditions of market economy and strong governmental control. Competitiveness of private institution depends on its position as a higher institution. Any private institution focuses on training competitive specialists of new (market) formation; it is its strong point which requires much costs. There are a lot of requirements to graduates; they are modern and up-to-date knowledge in the field of market economy, theory and practice of running business, ability to self-education and training, foreign language proficiency, ability to adapt quickly to changes in professional area and market. State institutions are restricted in possibilities in this respect due to bureaucratic way of management; inflexibility and strictness of curricula and limited range of specialties. It is private institutions which are able to carry out market mechanisms efficiently providing work of private institutions as they have great possibilities to invest money in research and scientific development. Private institutions are more active than state ones; they apply market opportunities and set prices for education and training; they are based on the factor of effective demand whereas state institutions are aimed at covering the costs. All mentioned above assures us, that private higher institutions have great outlooks and possibilities for working and development in higher education system.