ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN ENSURING THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE

The purpose of the proposed article is to analyse the role of stakeholders in ensuring the quality of education, which also involves the study of existing systems for establishing cooperation and partnerships to achieve more effective learning. The realisation of this goal involved using a scientific survey method conducted among 56 stakeholders in one day, which helped establish independent and unbiased assessments. The results show that most respondents are ambivalent or optimistic about the institution of stakeholders. The main types of such partnerships are internships and practice, joint practice programmes, joint research projects, support of educational courses, participation in lectures and seminars, and participation in career fairs. At the same time, the study identifies the main difficulties that affect the implementation of this cooperation: lack of effective communication, different priorities of higher education institutions and stakeholders, financial constraints, outdated curricula and lack of teacher qualifications, and specific legislative barriers. The conclusions suggest steps to improve the situation: a qualified review of curricula, advanced training of teachers, development of appropriate practical skills, creation of qualified advisory boards with business representatives to develop curricula and courses, introduction of unique monitoring and improvement of educational infrastructure.