TRANSFORMATION OF THE ACADEMIC LIFE IN THE 21st CENTURY

The article is devoted to the analyses of transformation of academic life in the 21st century. Dramatic changes of everyday life during last decades, expanding informational and communicational technologies, devaluation of the role of humanities and social sciences, arising new, “digital” young generation, i.e. these and numerous factors and challenges enforced such transformation. However, the continuation of academic tradition with the relevant role of humanities and social sciences continue to be essential for human culture and the processes of socialization of person. In this regards the role of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine as the key national institution, which provides theoretical and methodological support of teaching and learning at all levels of education is crucial, but demand a high level of flexibility in responding these challenges.