Modern Management of Higher Education in the Challenges of Time

In the modern theory of educational management, there is a rethinking of the essence of educational organizations and ways of their scientific representation. If earlier such organizations were considered as an object that is managed, today, leading concepts of educational management consider them as a kind of subject of management and self-government. The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have forever changed education: forms, methods, and thinking. According to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as of July 2022, 2188 educational institutions suffered from bombing and shelling, 221 of them were completely destroyed. War is not only financial and material losses, but most importantly, it is the loss of human resources, including through military migration. According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, from February 24 - June 3, 2022, more than 5.2 million people left Ukraine, the vast majority of whom are Ukrainian woman. According to the UN Refugee Agency, as of June 9, 2022, there are more than 4.9 million refugees in Europe who fled Ukraine because of the war, and, if the war continues for a long time, about 5 million people may not return to Ukraine: these are young, working-age people and children. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has affected the education system around the world, leading to the mass closure of schools and universities. Almost all universities in the world have switched to online learning.

The purpose of the article is to study the realities of modern management of education and find ways to improve it in the challenges of time. Management in education is a set of principles, methods, organizational forms, and technological methods of managing the educational process aimed at improving its efficiency. Education management should be aimed primarily at human resources. At the same time, the following subsystems can be distinguished in the education management system, which is no less important: strategic development, research, informatization and computerization of higher education institutions, economic and production activities, international activities, social and educational work, administrative and economic activities, etc. Each of these subsystems performs several specific functions that reflect its content and is differently affected by the challenges of time. It is a detailed strategy of the university’s response to the challenges of time that can ensure not only survival but also the development and strengthening of the university competitiveness. After the end of the war, it is necessary to revise the Roadmap for Change once again to update it using the proposed algorithm.