Nazaretyan K.A.

Purpose. Identification of institutional features of the Consortium as an organizational form of collaboration, as well as the opportunities and conditions for effective participation of organizations of higher education in the membership of consortia to meet the challenges in the new economy. Methods. The study is based on the general scientific methods as well as methods of institutional and comparative analysis of organizational structures and forms of cooperation in the field of education. Results. The essence of the Consortium as a specific institutional structure was determined. On the basis of a comparative analysis of the basic forms of an association of enterprises and organizations distinctive features of the Consortium are justified. It is shown that reliance on collaboration in the new changing operating conditions can be a source of sustainable development, as well as an incentive to build innovation capacity for higher education organizations-participants of the Consortium. Distribution of the periodization of consortia in the field of higher education is proposed. Directions of cooperation of universities within the framework of international consortia are generalized. Factors contributing to the emergence of consortia as a form of association of educational organizations are systematized. Problems and prerequisites of effective activities of the organizations of higher education consortia are identified. Sscientific novelty. It has been proved that the most important feature of the Consortium is its ability to provide collaboration which refers to a specific form of cooperation in the intellectual sphere. It is proved, that the leading factors in the spread of higher education consortia are globalization, technological advances, as well as the transformation of the social order of higher education system in a new type of economy. It is shown that the essential conditions for the activities of the organizations of higher education in the composition of consortia are readiness for openness, self-governance, building and realization of scientific potential.