Problems and prospects of higher education in the context of the fourth industrial revolution

Abstract

The article is devoted to clarifying and systematizing prospects and problems of higher education conditioned by the fourth industrial revolution. The analysis of its basic technologies influence on the system of higher education is performed. The following scheme of the analysis is used: essence of technologies; innovations created on their basis; the consequences of their introduction into industry, both positive and negative; problems and prospects for the development of the system of higher education. Based on the results of the analysis, problems and prospects of universities’ development in the conditions of the fourth industrial revolution are highlighted. Some practical aspects of Ukrainian universities development opportunities in conditions and on the basis of technologies of the fourth industrial revolution are considered.