The article presents the early results of the sociological research devoted to the wellbeing of the students of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra. The research was held by the staff of Regional researches’ laboratory of Surgut State Pedagogical University in the regional higher educational institutions since February to April of 2022. The assessment of students’ well-being was based upon the analysis of their evaluation, opinions and ideas of it. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that this category is observed in the limelight of presence/absence of the capitals as objective factors and their estimation based upon subjective criteria. The purpose of the article is to identify and analyze the problems of social well-being of students of KhMAO-Yugra based on the study of their assessments, opinions and ideas about it. The objective aspect of students’ well-being is studied through the combination of social, economic, cultural, and symbolic capitals. The subjective aspect is presented as a cognitive and emotional reflection and estimation of objective indicators through the prism of student youth’s opinions. Dissatisfaction with certain aspects of education they get, the desire to drop university, non-priority position of the material factor while choosing a career in favor of an opportunity for self-realization and building a career, etc. was revealed during the process of investigation. The results of the investigation prove the fact of the existence of a number of problems related not only to professional self-identification and professional orientation in students’ environment, revealed in the analysis of the data presented in the article.

The article focuses on the problem of professional motivation of University teaching staff in the context of developing “academic capitalism” and presents the results of the empirical study carried out by the authors at the North-Western Institute of management of RANEPA in March–June 2020. Based on the data obtained, it is revealed that teachers, experiencing deep deprivation of their social needs – the needs for respect, recognition and honor, are trying to find their place in the modern system, get out of the grip of double pressure, on the one hand, from the administration, which purposefully imposes rating systems and effective contracts, increasing competition between teachers, and on the other hand – students, who are now positioned as clients of universities. In the context of developing academic capitalism, teachers choose one of two adaptation strategies: 1) conformism as an opportunity to integrate into a constantly changing situation; 2) the practice of quiet protest as an opportunity to demonstrate the inefficiency of the entrepreneurial model of higher education, at least in its current version, and 3) neutral position to protect the classical values of the academic community.

Russian universities in recent years are increasingly positioned as centers for the development of Russian regions. As part of their third mission, universities are beginning to be included in the socio-cultural development of the territories. In these processes, student social initiatives and sociocultural projects with their participation are playing an increasingly important role both for the students themselves and their self-realization, and for the Russian regions in the context of increasing their sustainability. The article was based on the materials of two studies: monitoring of the students of the Sverdlovsk region and a survey of the youth of the Sverdlovsk region, implemented in 2020. The authors explore the experience of social participation of university students in the Sverdlovsk region, their involvement in the practice of volunteering in the cultural sphere. The purpose of this article is to characterize the volunteer experience of students in the field of culture, to assess the potential of youth cultural volunteering in the context of solving urgent problems of universities as regional development centers. The authors record an increase in the proportion of students involved in volunteering on a regular basis, with a sufficiently large number of those who, after a one-time participation, are not ready to help in specific volunteer practices. The article deals with groups of students with and without experience of volunteering in the field of culture. The authors prove that students with experience in cultural volunteering are more interested in it and are really involved in the cultural life of their cities. The potential for the development of volunteer activity among a wider range of students lies in the increased interest of young people in major cultural events. The social participation of students in the eventful cultural agenda of cities and regions can increase the competencies of young professionals that are in demand, while it works to form the social responsibility of universities. The identified characteristics of the cultural volunteering of youth in the Sverdlovsk region are also inherent in other Russian regions.

The article presents the results of generalization and systematization of scientific and practical information on the variety of types of blended educational technologies used in Russian higher education institutions. This specific product of digitalization causes the greatest interest of researchers and practitioners in the field of education. This systematic review is based on national scientific publications related to the development and practical implementation of educational technologies in higher education. The authors have analyzed 180 papers published between 2016 and 2021 in peer-reviewed scientific journals approved by the Higher Attestation Commission. Methods of qualitative and quantitative content analysis, systems analysis and contextological analysis, as well as analytical grouping, have been used.
Content analysis of publications showed that the main property of blended educational technologies is their variability, which manifests itself through the described system of indicators. However, the structural organization of blended educational technologies models remains the most debatable issue among researches.
The authors have identified and described the main directions in the development of the theory and practical application of blended educational technologies, namely: the formation of the structure and boundaries of the conceptual and terminological field; elaboration of the methodological basis of blended education development and definition of theoretical basis for changing traditional learning systems by designing a learning process based on the mechanisms of pedagogical and digital technologies integration.
It has been established that the empirical studies with the elements of experimental work focused on defining the most effective combinations of traditional and digital educational technologies dominate in the national scientific community. The most popular methods of such integration include rotation of forms and types of learning activity in traditional and digital learning environments, integration of digital and traditional educational technologies based on the Moodle learning management system, as well as inclusion of separate forms and means of e-learning in the educational process.

The paper focuses on the training professionals in the field of natural sciences, engineering and technology, mathematics and IT with different levels of education and qualifications (bachelor, master, doctor) for joint innovation activity in interdisciplinary 3D teams. The paper substantiates the need for such training, which stems from digitalization and introduction of Industry 4.0 tools, as well as the desire to overcome the technological backlog of the country. Based on the analysis of the best world practices of innovation activity, the paper proposes to coordinate programs for training of STEM-IT professionals for effective collaboration in 3D-teams by planning the competencies of graduates, taking into account the priorities of scientists, engineers, technologists, mathematicians and IT specialists when working with the division of labor in a team at various stages of creating science-intensive innovative products, systems, processes, and services. The purpose of the research is to develop recommendations for program coordination.

The article has a research, practice-oriented nature and analyzes the problems of professional development and building a career trajectory of graduates through the prism of the personnel partnership of university and the business community. The purpose of the article is to explore the personnel cooperation between university and industrial partners in the context of professional development tracks and, in the light of this, develop a cyclogram of youth career development.
The article presents the results of the study of factors influencing the formation of a career trajectory from the position of students of Orenburg State University (2022). The practice of implementing the formats of personnel partnership of the university and employers of Orenburg State University, including various activities within the framework of building the trajectory of professional and career development of a future specialist, is analyzed.
The authors propose recommendations for the development of a cyclogram of students’ career development, improvement of the efficiency of interaction between the university and personnel partners by creating a student association of professional development focused on enhancement of career guidance activities at university, identifying creative, scientific, and entrepreneurial potential of students, developing skills necessary to increase competitiveness in the labor market, assistance in career planning and building of university students and graduates.

The article explores the development of youth communities in the ecosystem of the Orenburg State University. The modern university is designed to create new conditions for the development of youth communities. The study of students’ creative challenges demonstrates a wide range of aspirations and needs, their uncertainty and spontaneity. The answer to creative challenges is timely competent navigation and organizational and pedagogical support of young people for integration into socially positive communities. A regional university can become a center, space and mobilizer for the development of youth communities. Youth communities are dynamically changing, their reality goes beyond educational and scientific activities. In this regard, the traditional scientist-oriented model of the university is being transformed into an ecosystem model, which equally reveals the areas of training, development and education. Modern education at the empirical level masters the ecosystem approach. The article aims at revealing resources, projects, and risks of youth communities development in the conditions of the formation of a regional university ecosystem. The subject of study is the structure, axiological, organizational and procedural foundations of the university ecosystem. The resources, methods and risks of developing modern youth communities also represent the perspective of the study of the humanities. Ecosystem resources of the Orenburg State University are presented in many aspects: axiology and pedagogical technologies, projects of the Priority 2030 program, integration with the Orenburg University (Educational) District Association, international educational cooperation with universities in Kazakhstan. The article identifies external and internal risks specific to the development of youth communities in the logic of “potential applicants – university ecosystem – potential employers” based on the study of accelerator programs, streams, online surveys.

One of the most dynamically developing industries in Russia is IT industry. The main problem of IT development is the lack of highly qualified specialists. Determining the relevant and in-demand knowledge and skills of specialists is possible on the basis of an analysis of vacancies posted on Internet job search portals. The study is aimed at development and approbation of the technology for analysis of current vacancies for IT specialists for further designing the content of additional vocational educational programs. Modern machine learning techniques such as Natural Language Processing can be used for automatic position selection based on skills in vacancies. K-means method was used in this paper for cluster analysis of hard and soft skills lists from vacancies posted on the HeadHunter website. The most popular skills have been determined such as teamwork skills, knowledge of working with databases and version control systems, as well as proficiency in English. It has been established that in 2021 the most popular programming language is JavaScript. As a result, two variants of programmer specialization were formed, hard and soft skills for each specialization were determined.

The purpose of the article is to analyze the topical problem of educational migration and ways to solve it. The article identifies factors preventing from successful adaptation and socialization of foreign students in recipient country as legal, pedagogical, psychological, lingvo-communicative are identified. Minimization of negative factors actualized the integrated strategy of educational migration «bridge construction» development aimed at solving tasks of migrants’ integration in Russian labour market, providing them with all-round support in getting education, improving professional qualification, adaptation and socialization. The term «bridge» is metaphorically used as an artificial, virtual «construction» functioning as a means for educational migration support of citizens.
The experience of the Orenburg State University in development and realization of the longterm integrated strategy of educational migration «bridge construction» presented within the Strategic Academic Leadership Program «Priority 2030» is studied. Regarding the potential of the University and Orenburg region the ways of educational migration «bridge construction» are determined: introduction of educational migration interactions into mission and policy of the university; development of open university migration interactions network structures; implementation of educational migration interaction based on norms, values and ideals of person’s lingvo-communicative culture. The practical steps for the strategy realization within the project «Educational migration bridge» are described: formation of the united scientific, educational and cultural environment based on mutual activity in international scientific and educational community; arrangement of universities regional consortium for informing applicants from Asian countries, for training and living in universities campuses; establishment of the Faculty of foreign students’ education and digital educational platform ensuring logistics and student educational improvement management; development and realization of module network programs for foreign students; realization of additional educational programs in OSU Linguistic center. The authors analyze the main indicators of the project effectiveness: quantitative and qualitative results of the Faculty of foreign students’ education activity in training Russian and culture; establishment of the Orenburg branch of Foreign Students Association, students’ involvement in various interaction forms and special career guidance events; scientific and methodological support for teachers. Realization of the strategy implies creation in OSU in the nearest future a specific environment including social infrastructure for foreigners.