ІДЕЯ ВИХОВАННЯ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ СВІДОМОСТІ В КОНТЕКСТІ УНІВЕРСИТЕТСЬКОЇ ТРАДИЦІЇ ХІ - ХІІІ СТ.

The paper considers the influence of the environment of the University and of 
science as one of the leading factors of cultural production, national identity 
formation in the context of culture. It is shown that the formation of national 
consciousness is based on the idea of cultural production, in specific forms of science 
and education. The ways national consciousness formation in General and in 
particular in the period of XI-XIII centuries through abstract principles development 
of thought, the growth of rational components in education, recognizing the value of 
the rational method in the composition of knowledge. Analyzed the internal 
organizational structure of the medieval University as an institution  of higher 
education on the basis of ethnic identity of students. It is revealed that historically, 
the first organizational division of the University environment was the separation of 
the nation as the most rational basis that is adopted by all and expre ssing the 
collective responsibility of groups of students. It is proved that such internal 
organizational structure, it was recognized that students are individuals who have to 
study in accordance with the external socio-cultural environment of culturally 
learned patterns of behavior and thinking. The process of organizing the distribution 
and training of students at the University were allowed to maintain their individual 
consciousness, worldview and orientation in the world of spiritual values of its 
people in the already developed culture pictures of the world, at the same time, the 
development of the scientific worldview contributed to the formation of national 
identity. In the end, universities are creating a new generation of intellectuals 
forming the national consciousness. Stressed that the basis for the development of the 
idea of national consciousness was the formation of abstract intellect and culture of 
mind, however, with regard to ethnic identity was formed awareness of the need for 
ethnic tolerance.