FORMATION OF GLOBAL THINKING IN MODERN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS BY MEANS OF HUMANITARIAN DISCIPLINES

The article reveals the essence of global thinking as an integrative characteristic of a modern personality, which provides the ability to complex, critical, multicultural and systemic perception of the world and global processes that shape it. It is shown that global thinking is an important factor in the professional and social formation of higher education students in the context of constant changes caused by the processes of globalisation, informatisation and transformation of social relations. Particular attention is paid to the role of humanities disciplines in shaping the global outlook of young people. The article argues that humanities education is an important means of developing critical thinking, intercultural competence, ethical reflection and responsibility for the fate of humanity. The potential of history, philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, political science in providing students with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand global challenges and processes, as well as to participate effectively in the life of the global society is considered. The article analyses educational technologies and methodologies that contribute to the development of global awareness, including project-based learning, debates, international negotiation modelling, case studies, interactive forms of work, and involvement in international academic programmes and exchanges. The importance of integrating an interdisciplinary approach that allows students to form a systematic vision of complex global issues through the combination of knowledge from different fields of science is emphasised. The results of the study reveal the urgent need to change traditional approaches to teaching humanities in higher education institutions. It is proposed to focus the educational process on the development of critical thinking, self-reflection, analysis of global processes in the context of sustainable development, respect for cultural diversity and active citizenship. It is determined that the formation of global thinking should become a cross-cutting task of educational policy aimed at training competent, responsible, open to new challenges global citizens.