Current Issues in the Management of Higher Education Institutions During Martial Law

Abstract

The article highlights the current issues of management and organization of the educational process in higher education institutions during the military aggression of the Russian Federation. It was determined that the full-scale invasion caused significant damage to the educational sector, in particular, to higher education. The author considered the main components of the administrative activity of the leadership of the HEI during the operation of the legal regime of martial law. The normative-legal aspect is defined, in particular, an overview of changes to the legislation and letters of the Ministry of Education and Culture regarding the regulation of labor relations in the field of education is provided. The author emphasises the need to develop an internal regulatory framework for the work of higher education institutions in times of war. As the most important, aspects of ensuring safe conditions for the educational process are considered. Attention was also paid to the organization of higher education activities in different regions of the country, depending on the danger of hostilities, the organization of distance learning during martial law, attention was focused on the problem of ensuring high-quality practical training of students under martial law and distance learning, recommendations were made to improve the organization of educational process The need to ensure further professional development of the scientific and pedagogical workers are noted, an overview of institutions that provide services for professional development of scientific and pedagogical workers, forms and types of professional development provided free of charge is presented. It was noted that during the martial law, increased attention needs to be paid to the spread of informal education not only in the professional sphere, but also in other vital spheres that ensure the vitality of the individual and provide him with positive motivation and life optimism. Special attention is paid to the psychological support of all subjects of the educational process. It was determined that for psychological adaptation it is necessary to introduce and develop psychological services in higher education institutions and, with their assistance, to form in the participants of the educational process: skills of psychological self-regulation and self-help in difficult life situations arising under martial law; the ability to provide psychological help and support to the participants of the educational process and to all those who need them during the war. A review of good practices of domestic higher education institutions regarding psychological support was conducted. Aspects of the activities of educational institutions regarding improving the quality of the educational process during martial law are highlighted.