SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THE KEMEROVO REGION

The analysis of the problems of the territorial organization of the higher education system of the Kemerovo region is carried out. The relevance of the study of this issue is emphasized in the context of modern trends in the development of the higher education system of the Russian Federation, taking into account the technological transformation and digitalization of the country's economy. The object of the study is the regional system of higher education of the Kemerovo region; the subject is the territorial aspects of the spatial distribution of levels of education and areas of training between the leading universities of the Kemerovo region; The empirical basis is the documents presented on the official websites of higher educational institutions, reflecting the specifics of the levels of education and training areas implemented in the universities of Kuzbass. Research methods: theoretical review and generalization of scientific data, analysis of documentary sources. When processing the results, graphic image methods were used. We used systematic and structural-functional approaches to the study of the specifics of training young specialists in universities of the Kemerovo region, taking into account regional peculiarities. The actual state of the higher education system in the region is analyzed. The spatial distribution of educational levels and training directions between the leading universities of the Kemerovo region has been studied. The shortcomings of the spatial distribution of levels of education and training directions in the territorial organization of the higher education system of Kuzbass are revealed. A causal relationship has been established between the educational migration of school graduates and the organization of the higher education system. Conclusions are drawn about the need for a balanced approach to the spatial distribution of education levels and training areas in Kuzbass universities, taking into account the peculiarities of intraregional socio-economic development. 

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