The article discusses questions about practices of international public sector accounting standards implementation at Tomsk polytechnic university.

The article discusses the changes in training programs for primary school teachers in the context of pedagogical education modernization and in accordance with the related requirements of the teacher’s professional standard. In order to strengthen the practical orientation of the training of future teachers of initial classes, the authors propose a model of network communication between the major systems included in the preparation process: the system of higher education and vocational post-secondary education. Analyzing the teacher’s professional standard we have allocated employment actions for each of the job functions (training, education, development) and the Delta on the level of higher education (undergraduate and graduate).

This article is devoted to topical problems of bilingual education and formation of multicultural knowledge during the training of a modern engineer. The innovative educational programs of Russian higher schools allow to solve new problems of graduate adaptation to conditions of training and working conditions in the multilingual community.

The article presents the experience of course realization for professional development of Mathematics teachers organized in Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR). The authors observe some changes in requirements for Mathematics teaching in accordance with Federal State Educational Standards for higher professional education. They cover the content of Mathematics and the succession of its learning in connection with professional and special subjects. The Faculty of Professional Development of TUSUR has carried out significant work on adaptation of Mathematics teachers to new conditions of their professional activity. The course ‘Professional Competence Development of Mathematics Teachers in accordance with TUSUR Educational Programs’ has been realized and contains some new approaches to professional development process.

The article considers the main trends in modern engineering activity which can become a basis for the RF educational policy formulation. The reasonswhy the Russian model of engineers’ professional training is lagging behind are shown with due consideration of the world trends. One of the main trends is the change in educational standards of engineer’s training focusing on project and managerial competences, and, correspondingly, project-based training (PBT). In the present state of things the in-depth examination of the accumulated experience and errors and a forecast of the future of engineering education are needed in order to address current and upcoming industry employment requirements.

The article sums up the outcomes of mathematics teachers’ experience and presents the results of scientific-methodical work of the Department of Higher mathematics of Bauman Moscow State Technical University on the problems of training engineering students, implementation of learner-centered educational paradigm, the integration of mathematics in University science education. The authors present a system of theoretical conceptions worked out by a teaching staff of the Department of higher mathematics on engineering education in general and on mathematics as a core subject in engineering training and express their view on the relationship between technical and mathematical education. On theone hand, the students’ research activities of studentsis treated as anindependent problem, and on the other hand + in relation to studying physics and mathematics. The article discusses the possibility of organization of students’ independent cognitive activity involving students in the assessment workshop, the implementation of interdisciplinary connections in physics and mathematics. The article is addressed to the mathematics teachers at engineering universities and students of physical and mathematical faculties of universities, and to the methodologists.

The author considers the ways to prevent errors and mistakes in English language abstracts of papers written in Russian by university faculty, post+graduate students and students earning their Master’s degree in engineering. Common errors have been identified and systematized. The articleprovides examples of common lexical and grammar errors and errors of style and their presumable roots. The process of training includes ‘writing for training’ and ‘writing for communication’ stages. During the second one the studentsread and analyze some samples of abstracts, write their own drafts and discuss them inclass (peer+to+peer review). As a result the quality of abstracts has improved and the number of errors and mistakes has decreased significantly.

The article considers methods and techniques aimed at developing language skills and competences necessary to successfully deliver scientific presentations at internationalconferences. The author reasons theimportance ofthe course, provides analysis of approaches that could contribute to the effective organization of the course. Special attention is paid to the course topics and material selection, course layout and structuring. The focus is also placed on the structure, features and content of academic presentations for international conferences. Having analysed research work of foreign and Russian scientists on the problem, the author presents content and structure based sample of scientific presentation layout, which conforms to international academic standards.

This paper is a continuation of a series of articles to assist graduate and postgraduate students of different specialties in writing their own scientific texts of different genres (abstract, article, dissertation, etc). The article considers invariant properties and main category features of scientific texts on the humanities and engineering science. The reasoning about the importance of acquiring the knowledge for a successful presentation of the scientific findings is given.

The independent evaluation of the results of basic educational programs development becomes veryimportant in the conditions of transition of the national education system to competence training. The world’s best educational practices are based on the reliable evaluation systems. The development of such systems deserves special attention. This process in Russia runs very slow and difficult. The article dwells on the basic principles of constructing the quality assessment system in higher education points out the most common problems of formation of university funds assessment tools, pointed and suggests the most important ways to improve the actual situation.

The article presents the analysis of lecturers’ performance indicators, which were listed in 70 universities’ legislative acts. These universities are subordinated to the Ministry of education and science of Russian Federation. It was shown by foreign researchers that the system of assessment used in education had an impact on the professional activities of teachers and lecturers. Such management decisions as promotion, punishment, control were used after these assessments. We have analyzed lecturers’ performance indicators from the standpoint that these indicators can influence the professional activity of the lecturer. The frequency of lecturers’ performance indicators among 70 universities’ legislative acts wascalculated. Results of research work, administrative positions and previous achievements of lecturers (such as scientific statuses (candidate and doctor of science, academicians and etc.) and awards in research and teaching) are largely rewarded in the universities.

The articleproposes anapproach which enables an integration of two estimations - the assessment of discipline mastering level and the assessment of competency mastering level. Disciplinary examinations, tests, and other control measures need to be fully focused on the identification of student’s level of competence formation. This allows the estimations obtained by students in disciplinary control events to translate in assessing the competence level. The article is an example of a communication matrix between competencies and disciplines, estimations of their mastering level applying to Bachelor programmeof Mechanical Engineering. An important characteristic of the proposed method is the ability to quantify the level of competence. There is a possibility of establishing and monitoring the planned competence level. The technique is universal and is essentially independent of competence content.

The article highlights the University strategic objectivesand the target results of the activities, which the University should strive for to increase the competitiveness and achieving success at the market of educational services. The necessary conditions to ensure the competitiveness in agrarian education are the acceleration of growth rate, accretion of resource potential, integration of different levels of agrarian education as well as retention of the originality of educational traditions. Special attention is paid to the factors promoting realization of the University mission.

The article describes approaches to stimulate the development of innovations and science at the Stavropol State Agrarian University on the example of R&D Department. This center promotes scientific-research and innovative activities of the teaching staff, postgraduates and students, provides the coordination and organization of the innovative activities at the University, cooperation of the University with ministries and departments, agricultural enterprises and business structures of the Northern Caucasus Federal District. Particular attention is paid to the interaction system between scientists and consumers. This system includes special algorithms of grant and project financing, intellectual property protection, publication of the results of scientific andtechnical activities. Statistic information about the University scientists’ participation in the innovation process is given.

The paper presents an original vision of the implementation process of the fundamental concepts of the European Foundation of Quality Management in terms of Russian universities. Identifying priority areas at different stages of its development, the University focuses on the fundamental concepts of the EFQM Excellence, which formed the basis of the philosophy of quality and inspired University to search for new areas of acquired knowledge and experience application.

The article covers the problem of agricultural universitygraduates employment and describesa positive experience ofthe leading Russian agricultural university - the Stavropol State Agricultural University in this sphere. Some important steps are the following: the organization of career guidance according to the specialization, arrangements for students’ working practice, modern material and technical base, meetings with potential employers, cooperationwith the Executive Authorities of the Stavropol region and with former graduates of the University.

The article focuses on the tools which can be used for the University effective response to the modern challenges such as constantly changing quality characteristics of customers namely the differences in the educational level and socio+ psychological characteristics of the entering contingent; diverse motives in addressing to the University services, and divergent career plants of different customer groups; multi+level character of customers’ social and professional status. The introduction and development of the socio-cultural area gives the University an opportunity to overcome the key social challenges and to gain advantages in obtaining customers’ loyalty.

The article describes the approach to the definition of «portfolio», examines the structure and features of an electronic portfolio. The authors give recommendations for students’ support in the process of portfolio formation. Rating assessment is used for testing of portfolio effectiveness. We studied realization of this approach based on the integration of the various modules of the AIS «University» applied at Stavropol State Agrarian University.

The article discusses the achievements of the University educational work. The effectiveness of this system is increased due to the development of modern organizations and social partnership of the administration, academic and student communities. The University administration attends to the functioning of youth initiatives support mechanisms facilitating the effective development of students’ social and cultural competences.

The article discusses the evolution of the educational and social priorities during the Bologna principles implementation. The authors analyze interim results of the European Higher Education Area formation and the outcomes of the transformation of educational systems of the countries participating in the Bologna process.

The article is devoted to the implementation of distance learning technologies in the system of continuous professional education. The problem solution the authors see in the professional development of teachers in the field of distance learning technologies. The authors share the experience of the webinar organization in Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. There are viewed such forms of distant learning as webinars, service box, and SAAS services.

The article considers the evolution of the concepts which haveled to the “electronic learning” expression emerging in the language of higher education in Russia. The analysis is performed applying thehermeneutical approach regarded as comparative interpretation of the concepts in their development. In the article the method of language expressions generating is analyzed as referred to the terms“web basedinstruction”, “distance education” and their Russian loan translations. As the resultof the research, an integrated definition of electronic learning is suggested as a pedagogical term based upon the categories of learning, instruction, training, and consulting. The problems of research of this phenomenon are outlined in the aspect of the development of the stygmergic pedagogical interactions in e-learning environments.

The article deals with the topical problem of updating the content of the University teaching under the new conditions of the educational environment of e-Pedagogy. The authors show how e-didactics changes the status and functions of a higher school teacher stimulating his (her) development towards improving the quality of education and the design of new models and learning technologies. The article describes the approaches to improve teaching activities in the new conditions of the educational environment, emphasizes the importance of an integrated approach inworking withopen educational resources. The core of the synergistic effect of forming a new generation of teachers the authors see in the matrix of skills and competences linking occupational, educational, social & ICT competences.

The article dwellson thequestions ofa choice and theuse of innovative technologies forcontrol of education activity of futureeconomists when studyingdiscipline «Linear algebra». The article discuss the methodical possibilities of cloud services that functionally are the most suitable for the organization of educational activity control in the modern educational environment. The list ofthe most applicable cloud services for the realization of new forms and methods of student training, with the indication of their advantages and is provided.