ON THE ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR TRAINING HIGH-QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS OF INTERNATIONAL LEVEL IN A CHINESE UNIVERSITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCEPT OF “NEW LIBERAL ARTS”

Abstract

The paper discusses the conception of “New liberal arts”, analyzes restrictions of the traditional system of training specialists with higher education, considers a problem of creating a system of training gifted specialists in a Chinese university in the context of the development of “New liberal arts”. Nowadays, students with interdisciplinary knowledge, innovative thinking and practical skills are required. The training of such personnel is carried out through the reform of education, involving the regulation and updating of curricula, the introduction of innovative methods and technologies into the teaching process, the implementation of the integrated model “industry–university–research” in organization of the educational process, the formation of a team of teachers, as well as optimization of the structure and content of training specialists. In addition, the article proves the importance of training high-qualified international specialists for the development of China’s economy and society. The authors come to the conclusion about the need for parallel implementation of a number of measures discussed in the paper, as well as the importance of the adaptive nature of the emerging higher education system.