ROLE OF STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETENCY APPROACH IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

This article is devoted to considering the role of students' scientific research in the educational process, aimed at preparing future engineers for professional activities on the basis of the competency-based approach. The authors define key pedagogical concepts taking into account the modern requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education (FSES HE) of the third generation. The article considers the experience of active use of students' scientific research as an additional and effective means of forming the required competences by the example of students' scientific conferences organized by State Institution of Higher Education “Surgut State University” of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra and a branch of Tyumen Industrial University in Surgut. The theoretical analysis of approaches to defining the competency-based approach, the validity of its implementation in higher education due to the requirements of the FSES HE of the third generation, and the description of difficulties while its implementation, make it possible to conclude that it is important to organize students' research activities in educating future engineers to train competitive labor market specialists who are fluent in the necessary information, oriented in related fields, ready for professional growth