EXPERIENCE IN ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS’ PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The article reveals the experience of organizing activities of students’ public associations in Russian universities. Student associations are considered as a form of self-government, which allows the younger generation to actively participate in the life of the university, as well as to use the possibilities of managerial activity for self-development and self-realization. The goals and objectives of the activities of student associations are considered. The use of experience of the development of students’ public associations in higher educational institutions of Russia will have a positive impact on the formation of this activity in individual universities of the country, which will be the key to the success in forming knowledge and skills necessary for the training of highly qualified, competitive specialists. The author of the article concludes that it is necessary to improve activities in public associations in universities, regions and the country as a whole.