THE HISTORY OF SSEU AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS` FUTURE COMPETENCIES
SSEU turns 90 years old. In 2021. This is a good occasion not only for festive celebrations, this is also a reason to think about what the 90-year history of the university means to fulfill its main mission - to educate specialists with higher education who are able to successfully live and work in our rapidly changing world. How much knowledge of history a university graduate needs in general and what kind of history he needs-this difficult question is considered in this article in the context of the anniversary experienced by the university.
Keywords: history in the public space, history of the university, the goals of studying history, the competences of the university graduate, the competence of the future, historical consciousness, intergenerational relations.
Highlights:
♦ in the new world, other competencies will be needed. a graduate of the university will not only have to know his craft, but, equally important, have a broad outlook that allows to correctly navigate in global time and space. an important tool for the formation of future competencies is the study of history;
♦ studying the level of awareness of young people in the issues of history suggests that new means of educating historical consciousness are now needed. Such means could be the localization of historical material and its "revival" by linking it to the realities close to the student - the past of his family, the city, the university in which he studies;
♦ The 90-year history of SSEU provides extensive material for enriching the historical consciousness of students. But this material needs to be replenished, needs deeper understanding and the development of new forms of its presentation to students;
♦ an important and very difficult point in the education of historical consciousness is the mental gap between different generations, which are mostly students and teachers. Reducing this gap is necessary and possible. Studying the history of a university can be an effective mean of promoting this;
♦ the theme of history is organically combined with the anniversary. But it should not stop after the anniversary celebrations. The history of the university should constantly work for the future, forming students` new competencies for a new world.
Alexander P. Zhabin, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Management; Nailya F. Tagirova, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Theory of Law and Philosophy. - Samara State University of Economics.