Organization of mechanisms of control and supervisory activities in the higher education system of the Russian Federation in the context of digital renewal

   Introduction. The article is devoted to the development of theoretical and methodological provisions in the field of organization of the control system at the state level in higher education, followed by the development of recommendatory measures to transform its legal and regulatory component, including the necessary modification of law enforcement practices in the context of digital reforms in higher professional education in the country.

   Purpose. The novelty of the research consists in the development of a synthesis of the provisions underlying the legal and theoretical foundations of state control implemented by the state at the federal level in the higher education environment.

   Methods and results. The authors propose a new definition operating in the digital environment system, and also found that existing practices in the field of supervisory control do not fully take into account the nuances of the administrative and legal complex that operate in the educational circuit in terms of transparency of assessment by public organizations. It is determined that the integration of a multi-level risk management system is an updated version of the core, which allows for a new basis to carry out transformations in the field of higher professional education, the results of which made it possible to identify existing deep-seated problems in the field of organization of legal and administrative norms in terms of the practical implementation of new definitions of novelties related to the categories of groups about the organization of control functions. The argumentation of the possibility of creating new criteria groups is given, which will take into account the affiliation of higher educational institutions to those criteria groups that are prescribed in the current legislation. The need for preventive measures to reduce the number of violations in the field of higher professional education is indicated, which should include in their register tools aimed at minimizing the level of risk, as well as contain in their structure a set of measures designed to provide meaningful support to those who faithfully comply with the aspects established in the current legislation and assist regulatory authorities.

   Conclusions. The authors of the study found that the consolidation of new rules and regulations, including updated tools, as well as the intensification of Rosobrnadzor's work aimed at preventing systemic violations and eliminating legislative gaps in the new educational trajectories of higher education institutions still does not have a clear systemic nature and a single set of tools for practical work.

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