Development of the Theory and Practice of Higher Education Innovatics

Authors

Oleksandr Romanovskyi Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)
Professor Yuliia Yu. Romanovska Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)
Dr. Oleksandra O. Romanovska Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)
Hon. Dr. Mokhamed El Makhdi Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31580/ijer.v4i2.2070

Keywords:

Academic Capitalism, Higher Education Innovatics, Innovation Management, University Innovation, Academic Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Most of the innovative changes in higher education in relation to academic capitalism are based on market principles. The aim of the article is to further study and determine the innovative directions of the reform of higher education. For this, it is necessary to create and implement a scientific and applied system that combines theoretical and practical approaches to the innovative development of higher education. The authors propose the further development of a new scientific direction in the field of higher education - “innovatics of higher education”.

Theoretical foundations and practical issues of higher education innovatics include innovative changes in a number of activities. The main of these activities are: teaching, training and study; R&D, engineering, IT and technologies development, projects activity and design creativity; financial and economic support of the educational process, R&D, activities development and business expanses; inventive and patent-licensing activities, technology transfer, academic/university entrepreneurship; cultural and moral development, upbringing of cultural, moral and human values; sports, recreational, festive and extracurricular activities including other types of universities activities.

Thus, innovatics of higher education includes innovative changes in almost all areas of higher education to enhance the quality training of professionals and responsible citizens of the modern community. More over innovations can guarantee financial independence, economic stability and competitiveness for a university development. This will be useful both for reforming the higher education systems and for universities R&D in Ukraine and other countries.

Author Biographies

Oleksandr Romanovskyi, Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)

Oleksandr O. Romanovskyi (born 16 July 1951, Kyiv) — Ukrainian scientist in the field of economics and management of the national economy, pedagogy and psychology of higher education, organization and implementation of international education in Ukraine, management and entrepreneurship in higher education, information technologies and automated systems of management and design, European integration of Ukrainian higher education. Doctor of Economics, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor. Academician of the Higher School Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
In 1974 graduated with honors from the Faculty of Automation and Computer Engineering of the Kyiv Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (KICAE). In 1977 graduated from the postgraduate school of the Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gorky. Worked as: an engineer at the Department of Electronic Digital Computing Machines of KICAE (1974-1977); Junior Researcher of the Research Sector of the Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute named after M. Gorky (1975-1977); Head of the Group, Head of the Department of Software of the Main Computer Center of the Ministry of Education of the UkrSSR (1977-1980); Director of the Information and Computing Center - Head of the Problem Research Laboratory of the Computer Center of the Kyiv State University named after T. Shevchenko (1980-1991). In 1991-1996 was a co-founder and Director of the Small Enterprise "Informatics and Education" in Kyiv State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages. In 1996-1997 was a co-founder and the first Rector of the "Wisconsin International University (USA) in Ukraine" (WIUU). Since 1997 — co-founder and Rector of the Ukrainian-American Humanitarian (Liberal Arts) Institute "Wisconsin International University (USA) in Ukraine" (UAHI WIUU), legal successor of WIUU. Since 2017 — co-founder and Rector of the Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU), the successor of UAHI WIUU.
Areas of scientific research activity: applied mathematics (algebra of polynomial matrices), computational methods (inversion of polynomial matrices on computers); information technologies, automatic control systems and design automation systems; sustainable development, economic growth, and environmental management; economics theory and management of the national economy; management and business (entrepreneurship); the sphere of education development: development of the sphere of the university and higher education in Ukraine; improvement of entrepreneurship and management education in Ukraine; research on the phenomenon of academic (university) entrepreneurship; innovative activity in education. Priorities in the pedagogical field: the development of pedagogical science and the study of the psychology of students of economic and business disciplines; development of international higher education systems; organization and implementation of international and business education in Ukraine with the creation of the first joint Ukrainian-American institution of higher education in Ukraine (WIUU); entrepreneurial activity of institutions of higher education in the world. The sphere of international cooperation: participation in the organization of international seminars on ethics of higher education and on international problems of leadership, entrepreneurship, economics, intensification of production and investment, as well as international cooperation in the field of education, science and culture, European integration of Ukraine’s higher education.
Author of more than 300 scientific research, educational and methodological publications (works).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-2999
Professor Yuliia Yu. Romanovska, Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)

Place of work: Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU), Kiev, Ukraine.

Position: First Vice-rector.

Scientific degree: Candidate of Philological Sciences – PhD in Philology

Academic title: Professor.

Research interests: theory of innovation and innovative science; innovative transformations in university higher education, higher education innovatics; theory and practice of international higher education; management (at all levels) in higher education and science; academic capitalism, academic entrepreneurship; management, entrepreneurship and business administration; international economic relations; information theory and computer science; linguistics, foreign languages; education administration development; psychology and pedagogy in the field of higher education; distance learning and online technologies in higher education.

Correspondence address: 8/14 Turgenevs’ka Street, office # 1-4, Kiev, 01054, Ukraine

Tel. office: +380 (44) 236 81 84.

Tel./Fax: +380 (44) 236 19 16 or: +380 (44) 236 19 49.

Tel. mob.: + 380 (50) 332 67 84.

Tel. home: +380 (44) 279 08 38.

email: yuliia.romanovska@uacu.edu.ua

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-3348
Dr. Oleksandra O. Romanovska, Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)

Place of work: Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU), Kiev, Ukraine.

Position: Vice-rector for international relations.

Scientific degree: Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences – PhD in Pedagogy

Academic title: Associate Professor.

Research interests: theory of innovation and innovative science; innovative transformations in university higher education, higher education innovatics; theory and practice of international higher education; management (at all levels) in higher education and science; academic capitalism, university entrepreneurship; management, entrepreneurship and business administration; international economic relations; information theory and computer science; linguistics, foreign languages; education administration development; psychology and pedagogy in the field of higher education; distance learning and online technologies in higher education.

Correspondence address: 8/14 Turgenevs’ka Street, office # 1-4, Kiev, 01054, Ukraine

Tel. office: +380 (44) 236 81 84.

Tel./Fax: +380 (44) 236 19 16 or: +380 (44) 236 19 49.

Tel. mob.: +380 (67) 693 39 46.

E-mail: internship_wiuu@hotmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3614-544X
Hon. Dr. Mokhamed El Makhdi, Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU)

Place of work: Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU), Kiev, Ukraine.

Position: chief project manager, assistant rector for international affairs.

Academic degree: Honorary Doctor of Innovation Management, Computer Science and Telecommunications; Master of innovation management.

Research interests: theory of innovation and innovative science; innovative economy; innovation management; innovative transformations in university higher education, higher education innovatics; theory and practice of international higher education; management (at all levels) in higher education and science; academic capitalism, academic (university) entrepreneurship; economic theory, economics and management at the international, national (state) and regional levels; economics of higher education and science; management, entrepreneurship and business administration; international economic relations; information theory and computer science; distance learning and online technologies in higher education; software and Web design; psychology and pedagogy in the field of higher education; education administration development.

Correspondence address: 8/14 Turgenevs’ka Street, office # 2-5, Kiev, 01054, Ukraine.

Tel. office.: +380 (44) 236 81 84.

Tel./Fax: +380 (44) 236 19 16 or: +380 (44) 236 19 49.

Tel. mob.: +380 (63) 362 96 13.

E-mail: momodeluxe@hotmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2963-3931

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