EXPERIENCE IN ORGANIZING STUDENT METHODOLOGICAL WORK AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THERMAL POWER ENGINEERING AND ECOLOGY AT SIBU

Abstract

The Department of Thermal Power Engineering and Ecology is celebrating its 80th anniversary during a challenging period of reform and change in Russia's higher professional education (HPE) system. Technical universities across the country have adopted new educational standards (FSES), which have a number of significant differences from previous standards. These changes are related to the shift in educational concepts and Russia's accession to the Bologna Process. The FSES are based on a competency-based approach, regulating educational outcomes as the development of a set of specific competencies. The new FSES allow universities to independently implement various educational programs that meet not only the standards' requirements but also the current requirements of specific regions and even employers, necessitating individualized work with students. In this sense, the new standards are "student-centered," as they grant students the right to independently choose their educational path. However, it should be noted that this federally guaranteed right is currently difficult to implement in practice in our HPE system.