PROBLEMS OF MODERN HIGHER MARINE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND THEIR SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Based on the analysis of the practice of maritime higher educational institutions, scientific publications of the management, scientists and teachers of maritime universities, the article focuses on problems and issues of modern maritime vocational education. The relevance of the research topic, the causes and factors of the existing problems and questions are revealed. Specific ways of overcoming them are proposed. The tasks of the research is to identify, systematize and disclose the main problems and issues inherent in modern maritime professional education, and to bring them to the leadership and teaching staff of maritime universities, as well as the general scientific community. The following methods are used: study and analysis of regulatory documents, professional training programs, and working educational programs; theoretical analysis; observation; synthesis; generalization, and systematization. The potential of these methods allowed for a comprehensive examination of the stated topic. The research results in the objective identification of problems and issues in maritime professional education and the proposed solutions. The obtained results are scientifically novel, theoretically significant, and practically relevant. The research material, identified problems, and questions are of interest to management personnel, researchers, and teachers in Russian professional education institutions.