Student Hub for Research, Project, and Startup Development within the University Structure
Student Hub for Research, Project, and Startup Development within the University Structure

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of research addressing the theoretical and practical aspects of current integration processes in the field of higher education, with a focus on enhancing its practice-oriented nature. The aim of the study is to develop and scientifically substantiate an original model for the establishment and functioning of a hub/school aimed at fostering students’ research and project competencies. This model integrates the capacities of formal/institutional, non-formal, and informal education, within the framework of which an individual research trajectory of a future professional is programming. The methodological foundations related to the creation of student research-oriented associations have been interpreted. These associations possess the potential to foster research competencies and to serve as a basis for the development of modern innovative products (projects, startups). The research methodology is grounded оn approaches aimed at shaping a holistic educational and research environment, ensuring the learner-centered nature of the educational process, and fostering subject-subject interactions among its participants.As a result, an original model of a student hub in the format of a "School of Research, Project, and Startup Development" has been presented and substantiated. The model is developed on a valid theoretical foundation and includes appropriate content-methodical support as well as diagnostic tools. The pilot implementation of the proposed model demonstrated the effectiveness of the suggested approach and allowed for an analysis of the obtained results, highlighting successful cases/practices as well as identifying issues that require further attention.The developed model is adaptive and can be successfully applied in other educational systems, provided their specific features and the level of development of research and project competencies among its participants (students, instructors) are taken into account.

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