Health as a priority value for higher education students in war conditions

This article examines the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on higher education students’ values and worldview. Formation of students’ values and worldview orientations is one of the most important tasks of higher education. This is especially important in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has been ongoing for three years. Health is a universal value because it is the basis of human life. The study of changes in the attitudes of higher education students toward health under the influence of the war, which led to significant negative losses in terms of health and forced them to reconsider their attitudes toward health, is among the urgent tasks of modern pedagogical science. The analysis of the survey results within the empirical study revealed that compared with 2016, the value of health for students has increased significantly. Students realize the importance of maintaining it because it is difficult to live a full life without health.  The results of a survey of higher education students on ensuring the quality of education in terms of health revealed what young people expect from university education. The most popular were the establishment of a university psychological service to provide timely psychological assistance and conduct awareness-raising and practical activities on health issues (including trainings and therapy sessions). The survey results revealed that psychological support is considered by students the most relevant health care measure in modern realities. In terms of priority, informational, educational and practical measures on health issues. There is a demand among students for additional knowledge and skills that can help during crises. These measures contribute to the formation of additional competencies and facilitate the socialization of young people.