Educational component of the functioning of the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park “Great stone”: status and directions for improvement

Nowadays the competitiveness of industrial parks depends on diversifying the range of services provided, also modern trends in industrial development determine the growth of resident companies’ requirements for human resources, in connection with which the formation of the educational component is becoming increasingly relevant for industrial parks. The purpose of the study consists in assessing the educational component in the China­Belarus Industrial Park «Great Stone». The study substantiates current approaches to the development of the educational component of the industrial park (active, cluster, passive), proposes possible models of independent development of the educational component by the industrial park and substantiates the feasibility of their application based on foreign experience. Authors had conducted a study on the basis of the China­Belarus Industrial Park «Great Stone» and make several propositions: to introduce joint master’s programs with the participation of Chinese universities, ensure the provision of individual educational services for the needs of a specific resident, to organize training for children and youth, and train workers for subsequent employment in the industrial park. The training of postgraduate students is also actual for industrial park.