Culturological Aspect of Higher Education in Ukraine
Culturological Aspect of Higher Education in Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to identify and substantiate the necessity of humanitarian education in higher education, and to increase the role of culture in the system of higher education. Methodological basis of the research is the use of both general scientific and sociological methods.The theoretical and methodological basis of the article is the system of general scientific and special methods, namely:historical-logical method – to study the evolution of thought regarding the definition of the cultural aspect of education; theoretical generalization – to determine the functions of culture; systematization – to streamline approaches to cultural interpretations in education.General scientific methods of systematization and generalization, the method of comparative analysis allowed to assess the impact of culture on the higher education system. The scientific novelty lies in substantiating the necessity of expanding the cultural aspect of the higher educationsystem, taking into account the current trends in the development of the country's economy and the requirements of society. Conclusions Today, the development of the higher education system of Ukraine takes place against the backdrop of spiritual devastation; for the revival of the cultural component of education today, it is necessary to re-emphasize higher education on the cultural development of the student's personality, the formation of cultural values of his education, the development of not just a literate person, but harmoniously and comprehensively developed, broad-minded, spiritually-cultural enlightened personality. In order to maximize the use of the positive potential of modern trends in the development of education and overcoming their negative effects necessary, in our opinion, there are a number of activities implemented, in particular:increasing the culturalization of the higher education system, raising the education level of society, decentralization of the higher education system, gradual restructuring and optimization of specialists training with the obligatory involvement of employers in order to bring the higher education system to the real needs of the national economy; development of the education system to long-life learning;increasing attention to the social sciences block of higher education and issues of university self-governance, which largely depends on the future participation of young people in socio-political life;purposeful educational work aimed at informing parents and entrants interested in the public about the value of certain specialties in the domestic and international labor market.

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