EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC CONTRACT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS: CONCEPT AND POSSIBILITIES OF APPLICATION

The article examines the practice of applying an academic contract in the Russian higher education system. Based on the analysis of various approaches to the content of the essence of an academic contract, the concept of an "effective academic contract" is characterized and clarified. The main regulatory legal acts on the basis of which additional incentives are provided to managers and specialists from among scientific and pedagogical workers in higher education institutions of Belarus are examined. The article concludes that the use of an effective academic contract in higher education institutions in Belarus will have a positive impact on attracting highly qualified scientific and pedagogical workers, retaining young specialists capable of creative growth; it will improve the position of the educational institution in world university rankings.