Humanitarian mission of scientific schools in regional universities

Aim. To analyze the humanitarian potential of a scientific school as a distinctive form of scientific knowledge generation on the example of the experience of the Udmurt State University as a classical regional higher education institution.

Methodology and methods. The study is based on the conceptual provisions of humanistic, cultural, axiological, human-centric, and systemic approaches. The following methods were used: synthesis, analysis, systematization, survey.

Results. The main purpose of the activity of scientific schools in the regional higher education institution is reduced to the training of scientific creativity. It is shown that the humanitarian and humanistic potential of higher education institutions can be expanded by combining individualization of training with the collective nature of research and project activities.

Scientific novelty/theoretical and/or practical significance. The following main functions and features of scientific school are considered: conducting scientific research, development and promotion of innovative product, succession of generations, generation of scientific ideas, their dissemination, training of young scientists. The main modern approaches to the content of the concept of “scientific school” have been summarized. The analysis of the activity of scientific schools of a regional university from the viewpoint of their correlation with the strategies of humanization and humani-tarization of higher education is presented.

 Conclusion. The crucial link in the structure of any scientific school is provided by its leader and founder. The main humanitarian and humanistic potential of scientific schools of Udmurt State University as points of growth of scientific knowledge is concentrated in the training of highly qualified personnel through the organization of a cycle of postgraduate seminars, project and scientific-creative activities. The results obtained in the course of the study can be in demand while organizing the activities of scientific schools of different directions, while conducting a comparative analysis of scientific communities of different types

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