Partner network communities – a resource of universities’ activities

The network activity is not only part and parcel of the modern university, but it also demonstrates the level of its success. There appeared an urgent need for understanding the nature of universities’ network interactions and finding the most effective models of their network cooperation. The article analyzes partnership network communities with higher educational establishments (universities’) participation, which are being actively created nowadays. The conditions for successful network activities of a university in scientific, academic and professional network communities are presented