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Introduction. The paper examines the transformations taking place in the higher education systems of European countries, associated with the decisive role of universities as centers of innovative development and economic growth. A new model of the university proposed by the University of Lincoln (Great Britain), permeable university, has been studied. Examples of practical implementation of the idea of a permeable university are given. Methodology and methods of the research. The paper analyzes the problem of transformation of higher education in the conditions of changes and uncertainty of the development of society as a system of social relations. The theory of open social systems by Talcott Parsons is used as a research methodology. The development of the university education is considered on the basis of the three main missions of universities at various stages of society development. The paper examines the approaches of B. Clark, A. Gibb, J. Bronstein, L. Leydesdorff, H. Etzkowitz and others to the problem of the university 3.0 functioning. An overview of the changes in the higher education systems of foreign countries is presented. The basic documents and initiatives related to the reform of the Institute of higher education and the implementation of the main decisions in the field of higher education are analyzed. Examples of the application of the entrepreneurial university model in other countries are given. The focus of the research is aimed at studying a new model of the university - the permeable university - as a response to global changes in society. The results of the research. The paper describes the reasons for the need to change the trajectory of higher education development in the sense of permeability, provides the main characteristics of the university of this model, the opportunities of the higher education system, allowing it to respond to the challenges of modernity, and lists the obstacles that prevent it from achieving the necessary changes. The idea of a permeable university is demonstrated by analyzing the practices of rethinking the educational and research functions of the university, as well as the participation of the university in the society. Conclusion. In the modern world, the university cannot stay away from the challenges facing society, and therefore it is forced to look for the new forms. The permeable university model enables the institute of higher education to quickly respond to changes in the external environment, establish closer ties with society participants at all levels and to produce a positive impact on society, implementing both traditional types of university activities and entrepreneurial projects.