Digital university as a key element of higher education adaptation to the challenges of the digital economy

Abstract

The digitalization of the economy is significantly transforming the higher education system, leading to the modernization of educational programs, changing paradigms of specialist training, and rethinking the required competencies ofgraduates [1;2]. New generation universities are becoming not only educational institutions, but also innovation centers integrated into global networks of research and development of digital technologies. Interactive educational approaches are being systematically implemented, which requires the training of new specialists in the field of digital learning, such as educational game developers, educational process gamification specialists, and moderators of scientific and cultural events in the digital environment.