Purpose. Despite relatively successful democratic transformation in various areas, Ukraine still has little progress in reforming the system of education. Changes that are taking place (e.g. new legislation is being adopted) do not have expected effect and are often too surface-oriented. The article discusses one of the possible causes for this-high median age and long term duration of university leadership. It is argued in the work that, while senior academics in educational facilities contribute by sharing profound knowledge and experience with the students, electing leaders solely on the basis of their seniority slows the pace of reforms and causes preservation of Soviet traditions in educational governance. methodology. The results of the study were obtained through the application of the following methods: analysis and synthesis in the study of strategies, programs, curricula, ratings, which allow analyzing the main directions of educational and scientific activity in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; systematic and comparative methods that were used in determining the essence and peculiarities of universities leadership. findings. The authors argue that among many other important factors, generation change in university leadership can help the Ukrainian universities take a leap to modernization. It is beyond any doubts that, while university governance is not a single contributing factor for success, higher educational facilities will benefit from such generation change in many ways. First, being in the system for many years, current universities' leaders fail to think outside of the box and recognize the innovations that must be implemented. Moreover, since the average age of rectors, faculty deans and department chairs is rather high, in the Ukrainian situation it means that their career progressed during the Soviet era or in the first years of independence. Taking the position, they had a different model of governance and higher education in general, dominating in their mindsets, so made attempts to recreate them in their domains. Finally, most university leaders at different levels lack knowledge needed for effective modernization of their facilities such as management training or knowledge of foreign language. The only reason to be elected is based on academic merit, which is important but should be complemented by other skills as today the rector, dean and even department chair are doing more and more representative work, fundraising, media relations and others. Realities of the Ukrainian universities show that a generation change is an inevitable prerequisite for their successful transformation. Originality. The work does not intend to discriminate a person solely on the basis of age or the number of years in office. However, with regard to the Ukrainian situation, a generation change entails more than simply kicking the older people out. It means minimizing the influence of Soviet legacy on the universities and new additions to it, created in the first post-Soviet years. Those, arguing f...

Purpose. To reveal the main stages of the development of the educational and scientific program of training specialists of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) level in the field of Public Management and Administration, on the example of the organizational work of State Governance Department of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU named after T. Shevchenko). methodology. The results of the study were obtained through application of the following methods: analysis and synthesis in the study of strategies, programs, curricula, ratings, which allow analyzing the main directions of educational and scientific activities of the State Governance Department of Kyiv University; systematic and comparative methods that were used in determining the essence and peculiarities of training Masters of Civil Service at KNU named after T. Shevchenko. findings. The authors developed and implemented in the educational process of KNU named after T. Shev chenko: 1. Educational and scientific program of training specialists of level III of higher education (Doctor of Philosophy) in specialty 281 "Public Management and Administration" on the competence-based approach. 2. Disciplinary model of training curriculum for the mentioned above specialists as well as specific curriculum for postgraduate students in the given specialty. 3. The program of the academic discipline "System analysis in Public Management and Administration", which is one of the key discipline in methodology of training postgraduate students. originality. The author's educational and scientific program of training specialists of the PhD level in the specialty "Public Management and Administration" was offered. The novelty of the program is as follows: 1. The development of the philosophical component by including philosophical disciplines in the program of training civil servants. Namely, the development and implementation of the discipline "Philosophy of Science and Innovation". 2. Focus on political science training for civil servants. Development and implementation of training courses: "Geopolitical challenges of the present", "Features of the interaction of political and administrative positions in the system of public management and administration", "Foreign practice of decentralization of public authority at the local level", "Democratization of mechanisms of public management and administration in Ukraine". 3. Implementation of interdisciplinary knowledge in training civil servants in postgraduate study in the training course "Innovative Technologies in Public Management and Administration". Practical value. The obtained results allow us to affirm that the development of the methodology for the study of educational needs of public service managers with new approaches to enhancing their professional competence is a promising direction for further training of civil servants at postgraduate course in KNU named after T. Shevchenko.