Higher education as a determinant of sustainable development

The purpose of the article is to study higher education using a systemic approach as a determinant of sustainable development. To achieve the goal, the scientists substantiated the main features of higher education as a system; identified the main priority directions in the field of higher education in a time frame; outlined the functions of education in the modern development of society; highlighted the role and principles of higher education in economic growth; substantiated the relationship and development trends of higher education with the goals of sustainable development in the direction of solving global problems of humanity. The methodological basis of this study is a systematic approach, which allows us to consider higher education as an open social system with multi-vector and heterogeneous connections between elements, which has an interdependent impact on sustainable development. Taking into account changes in trends and priorities of the world economy, changes in the emphasis of higher education are highlighted. It has been studied that higher education ensures the development of the intellectual potential of the human community, contributes to the achievement of the goals of sustainable development and the consolidation of certain moral principles.