MODERN TRANSFORMATIONS IN EDUCATION: NEWEST TRENDS AND CHALLENGES FOR “ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION” SPECIALITY

Abstract

The article deals with modern significant scientific and practical issues in educational processes, which relate to the transformations of the learning environment. Problems of higher education development in Ukraine are named, limited funding, insufficient material and technical support, inefficient management, poor quality of management and dishonesty are among them. The article identifies problems in acquisition and improvement of accounting education as well as the ways of their solution, taking into account the processes of globalization, socialization of society and introduction of the cuttingedge technologies. The advantages of a harmonized higher education environment for the “Accounting and Taxation” speciality are indicated.Current crucial scientific and practical tasks in educational processes relate to transformations of the learning environment in such a way as to enable university students to obtain the competences necessary for professional and personal development and to ensure theirrealization during their studies. The distance learning, broad cooperation between universities and businesses, as well as bilingualism are the most significant trends in modern education, incl. professional accounting education. The solutions to these problems are possible through the implementation of the following concepts: a harmonious combination of studying and work; introduction of flexible learning systems. The transformation directions in teaching the Accounting and Taxation students on the basis of the most important educational trends are substantiated. Possible ways of how to acquire practical skills at the first (Bachelor’s) and second (Master’s) levels of education at the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering are proposed.