Evolution of Models for Choosing a Higher Education Institution
https://doi.org/10.38050/2078-3809-2025-17-2-54-67
Abstract
The choice of a higher education institution is a complex process that depends on many factors and consists of several stages. Models of university selection are designed to reflect and explain this process, thus bringing theoretical and practical benefits in the development and decision-making of government agencies, international organizations and universities. The modern educational environment poses new conditions and the existing models do not reflect the situation in full. One of the ways to form an up-to-date model is to study the accumulated experience. Purpose of the work: to compile a set of criteria that should be met by the model of choosing a university in the modern educational environment. Object: the process of choosing a university, subject: models of choosing a university.
About the Author
D. D. Denisov
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitriy D. Denisov, Postgraduate student, Faculty of Economics
Moscow
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Denisov D.D. Evolution of Models for Choosing a Higher Education Institution. Scientific Research of Faculty of Economics. Electronic Journal. 2025;17(2):54-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.38050/2078-3809-2025-17-2-54-67
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