Science for Education Today, 2026, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 82–106
© Avalueva N. B., Garkusha N. S., Krolevetskaya E. N., 2026
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Updating the Russian higher education system: A review and evaluation of cultural and value-based content of modern challenges

Avalueva N. B. 1 (Moscow, Russian Federation), Garkusha N. S. 1 (Moscow, Russian Federation), Krolevetskaya E. N. 1 (Moscow, Russian Federation)
1 Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Abstract: 

Introduction. The problem associated with the expansion of the methodological tools of teaching in the higher education system determines the purpose of this article - to identify the specifics and trends of updating the Russian system of higher education based on a review and evaluation of the cultural and value-based content of modern challenges.
Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of the study is the cultural approach, as a scholarly basis for identifying the specifics of updating the Russian system of higher education and the systems approach as a methodology for selecting research investigations to identify trends, as well as general logical methods of scientific knowledge: analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction, and systematization.
Results. Modern research investigations have identified five key vectors for transforming the higher education system: a focus on achieving sustainable development goals, a focus on the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI), a focus on humanization, a focus on developing personal qualities and soft skills, and a focus on developing intercultural competence and cultural intelligence.
Conclusions. Based on a review and evaluation of the cultural and value-based content of modern challenges, the specific features and trends of the renewal of the Russian higher education system have been identified: total digitalization of the higher education system, based on the widespread use of artificial intelligence; axiologization of teaching and learning in higher education, implying the enrichment of the educational content with personal and professional value meanings; expansion of the methodological basis for designing teaching and learning in higher education; reconceptualization of the educational outcomes: from a competence-based model of a graduate to a model of their personal and professional development, one of the substantive elements of which is the socio-humanitarian culture of the individual, understood as a holistic dynamic formation, a multifaceted structure in which values shape a worldview, intelligence ensures awareness, and activities enhance the implementation of cultural meanings in practice.

Keywords: 

Higher education system; Specifics of renewal; Renewal trends; Humanitarization; Socio-humanitarian culture of the individual; Intercultural competence; Cultural intelligence.

For citation:
Avalueva N. B., Garkusha N. S., Krolevetskaya E. N. Updating the Russian higher education system: A review and evaluation of cultural and value-based content of modern challenges. Science for Education Today, 2026, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 82–106. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15293/2658-6762.2601.04
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Date of the publication 28.02.2026