CLUSTER MODEL OF THE MODERN REGIONAL UNIVERSITY COMPLEX IN TERMS OF DIVERSIFICATION
The article presents the analysis of the problems of modern regional systems of education, among which – development of principles of regional policy and development strategy of education in the region in terms of diversification. The development of innovations and modernization of the structure of vocational education aimed at the formation of educational space regional University complex as a new educational system. Identified socio-pedagogical conditions of effective functioning of the University complex as a regional education cluster. Socio-pedagogical conditions of effective functioning of the University complex as a regional education cluster were identified. Cluster model of the University on the example of VoIP (branch) of DSTU in Shakhty, Rostov region, was proposed, which consists of the following structural elements: research and innovation (academic centers, research institutions and laboratories, development centers, consulting organizations); education (infrastructure implementation of the basic educational programs of additional professional education, programs of professional retraining and improvement of professional skill); professional development and upbringing (cultural-leisure and social-educational field); intellectual capital (business incubators, technology parks, start-UPS, business workshops); financial (investment and distribution of financial and material resources); human resources (internal resources – administrative and scientific-pedagogical personnel, external resources – representatives of the socio-economic sphere – employers and customers of educational services); information technology (electronic information educational environment, information and communication infrastructure of the Institute); social partnership (training, research and production of self-supporting divisions of the Institute, define the relationship with social partners); organizational and methodical (strategic, operational control). The functional characteristics of each of these clusters were also given here.