Cultural Mission of the University
This article is devoted to the history of the development of the cultural mission of universities. The authors touch upon the theme of the culture-forming mission of universities, examine historical traditions in understanding the purpose of the university. Special attention is paid to the traditional problems of the university: the problem of the effectiveness of education, the problem of the independence of the university and the problem of preserving the main university principles. The formation and change of the conceptual model of the university in a temporary context is viewed from different angles. On the mission of the university has a huge impact on society, namely, his requests, accounting for which, it seems to us, the solution of the problem with the university crisis - this is the general conclusion of the article. The results of the work can find application in the study of the retrospective analysis of the mission and the idea of the university, as well as in forecasting the further development of university education.