The article presents the comparative analysis findings related to the current trends in higher education in the ten European Higher Education Area countries. The focus of this study is to identify Ukraine's transformations and developments in higher education through the lens of similarities and differences in the higher education in the ten countries. Although all these countries belong to the European higher education area (EHEA), the five countries including Austria (AT), the Czech Republic (CZ), Germany (DE), Slovakia (SK), Sweden (SE) are the European Union members while Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Georgia (GE), Moldova (MD), and Ukraine (UA) have a 'non-EU country' status. Being a member of the Bologna process since 2005, Ukraine was the only country with legislation in higher education that was not adjusted to current requirements and realities of the deep transformation process in Europe, until 2014. The findings provide insight for how the countries approach Bologna reforms, what aspects they prioritize, what challenges they are facing. Existing reports and studies tackling the issue of trends in higher education are consulted and thoroughly analyzed through the indicators including the number of the students in the ten European Higher Education Area countries, enrollment trends in tertiary education, tertiary education public expenditure in a year as a GDP proportion, academic staff, age groups and gender division, quality assurance, European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, and student mobility.

In business and scientific literature, empathy (i.e. the ability to accept different perspectives, put oneself in another person's place, and develop interpersonal relations) occupies an important place. However, there is a risk that, in negotiations, the ability to induce the counterparty to accept the prospect, i.e. the display of empathy, is no less critical for success. External pressure and aggression cause psychological resistance. Sometimes such resistance takes on grotesque forms, forcing people to commit actions that directly contradict their interests to demonstrate their independence. The study's novelty stems from the fact that negotiations in work as an entrepreneur depend on empathic ability. The authors show that empathy training and upgrading can improve the quality and success of negotiations, leading to concluded contracts and, consequently, to better business performance. The work has established that entrepreneurial empathy in professional activities contributes to the development of secondary socioeconomic indicators of the environment and society. The study's practical significance is determined by the structure of the creation of an empathic component in the practical activities of business structures in the context of overcoming crisis phenomena in the economy.

The problem of aggression and aggressive behavior in science becomes relevant when society is going through critical periods of development. The article examines problems and peculiarities in the school environment, namely in adolescence. The causes of aggression among teenagers are considered. The study of adolescent aggression has been described. The characteristic influence of relatives on the development of aggression in adolescent children has been analyzed. It has been revealed how an adult's aggression at home can affect a child's life. The topic of the social context that generates aggression has been problematized. The problem of aggression between teenagers has been studied more deeply. The study was aimed at the relationship between reducing the already high level of aggressiveness in the behavior of adolescents, the level of self-esteem and the type of upbringing in the family. In the course of the study, conclusions were drawn, and it turned out that in adolescence, the high level of aggression characteristic of children with emotional vulnerability is directly related to their fragile self-image.

The relevance of the topic submitted for consideration in the framework of this scientific research is determined by the need for a deep study of various aspects of training future specialists in the field of psychology in higher pedagogical educational institutions, in the context of the wide demand for the specialty of a psychologist in society and the need to improve the quality of training specialists in this field. The main purpose of this research work is to study the key features of psychological and pedagogical training of future psychology specialists at the stage of training in an educational institution, from the point of view of forming their competencies necessary for conducting further professional activities. The leading approach in this research work is a combination of methods of systematic analysis of the currently available methods of training specialists in the field of psychology with an analytical study of the features of teaching in modern educational institutions, from a pedagogical and psychological point of view, in order to form the most complete and objective picture of scientific research. The results obtained in the course of this research reflect the existing problems of the modern education system in the context of the training system of future psychologists, both professional and from a purely pedagogical point of view, and serve as a qualitative basis for formulating final conclusions based on them. The results and conclusions of this research work are of significant practical importance for improving the training systems of future psychologists in modern educational institutions in terms of forming their competencies necessary for high-quality further professional activity

У межах формату статті окреслено основні аспекти процесу професійої ідентифікації в контексті професійного становлення особистості та багатомірність дефініцій “освітній простір” і “професійно-освітній простір”. Подано тлумачення професійної ідентифікації та професійної ідентичності як психологічних категорій. Наведено нові погляди на професійний супровід майбутніх психологів під час навчання, а саме: проаналізовано проблеми професійної ідентифікації як складової професійної підготовки майбутніх психологів з урахуванням різних галузей професійно-освітнього простору (професійного, середовища навчального закладу, ринку психологічної професії в Україні, психологічної сфери в світі). Проведене теоретичне дослідження дає підстави для певних висновків про те, що процес професійної ідентифікації майбутнього фахівця відбувається в професійно-освітньому просторі, котрий розглядається як феномен психосоціальної дійсності, який описує професійну й освітню сфери в їх взаємовідносинах і просторовому вимірі: як простір взаємозв’язків та взаємозалежностей, як простір намірів і цілей з їх практичною реалізацією й осмисленням.