Efficiency of students’ environmental education: Analysis and optimization of study modes

The article considers environmental education management in higher education institutions. The article analyses foreign experience in creating environmental education and awareness centres that create a modern, practice-oriented educational environment, motivating young people to study ecology and the natural sciences. This setting cultivates environmental consciousness in students and fosters an environmentally oriented generation. The authors propose to adopt the positive experience of such environment in the Samara region, which will be a strategically important step in bringing significant long-term benefits to the region’s environment and its residents. This article targets university teachers, researchers, and anyone interested in student environmental education.