THE HUMANITARIAN COMPONENT OF ENGINEERING TRAINING IN RUSSIA: PRESENT AND FUTURE

Abstract

The article discusses topical issues of the transformation of domestic engineering training that is in demand by society. In connection with the imminent introduction of a new higher education system in Russia, we should think again about what an engineer should be like in the future, whether he is changing in our view as a creator of the technological world fraught with risk and danger, whether the humanitarian component of engineering training will remain in the future, and what it will be. This is the purpose of this study. The objectives set are to consider the purposefulness and structure of the humanitarian component of the educational process of engineering training, which can be considered as recommendations for the future. The paper provides an analytical study of the humanitarian component of engineering education, provides recommendations on the composition of the universal and professional competencies of a future engineer, provides a list and characterization of the main elements of the humanitarian component of educational programs at a technical university.