MAIN STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

In the article, the author emphasizes the essence and meaning of the concept "quality of higher education". It also highlights the problem of maintaining an appropriate level of quality in the provision of educational services during a full-scale invasion. The list of measures that, according to the heads of higher education institutions, helped stabilize the level of the quality management system of higher education and prevent it from falling to a critical level. Psychological support of higher education applicants, provision of appropriate conditions for study, partnership, communication and support of applicants are highlighted among such measures; quality educational content; support for students of higher education in their studies, etc. The author highlighted the main stages of development and implementation of the quality management system of higher education: the process of forming the mission, goals and strategy of the higher education institution (HEI); conducting education (training) for personnel regarding the introduction of innovations; the process of improving (reforming) the organizational structure of higher education institutions; document flow in the field of compliance with the principles regarding the quality of the higher education system; monitoring and measuring the quality of higher education; reforming the education quality management system (if necessary, taking into account external factors); implementation of the updated higher education quality management system. As we can see, most stages of the development of the quality management system of higher education have been developed taking into account the online format of work and are built in such a way as to automate the work of specialists as much as possible in the conditions of the distance educational process. The main aspects of the digitalization of the educational process are: the use of augmented, virtual and mixed reality, the integration of cloud technologies, the use of mobile and Internet technologies, the introduction of distance education, the creation of mass open online courses, the gamification of learning, as well as the development of digital libraries and university campuses. As a conclusion author proposed measures to improve the quality management system of the Higher Council in modern transformational conditions.