On Reforming State Regulation of Educational Activities and Its Impact on the Higher Education System of the Federal Penitentiary Service

Introduction: the system of state regulation of educational activities has recently undergone changes. The control and supervision model is changing due to the introduction of a risk-oriented approach, organization of constant monitoring of the education system, and conduct of preventive measures in relation to activities of educational organizations. The procedure for state accreditation of higher education programs is also reorganized, in particular, new accreditation indicators are developed and accreditation monitoring of the higher education system is introduced. These changes are aimed at reducing the administrative impact on the sphere of higher education by reducing verification measures with appropriate procedural rules and documentation support. Control measures are replaced by constant monitoring of the implementation of educational activities by universities, their compliance with established requirements, provision of advisory assistance, and correction of possible violations. In these conditions, the role of self-control of educational organizations over the implementation of educational programs and self-regulation in this area is increasing. The higher education system of the Federal Penitentiary Service operates within the framework of the education system of the Russian Federation and is subject to any changes. State bodies (Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science), new standards of educational activities, control measures, monitoring, etc. are significant factors of the external environment. Changes in the system of state regulation of educational activities have a significant impact on functioning of the departmental education system and require detailed study in order to determine directions of its improvement. The purpose of this study is to analyze modern mechanisms of state regulation of educational activities and formulate proposals for improving certain aspects of functioning of the higher education system of the Federal Penitentiary Service. Methods: general scientific (induction and deduction, system analysis, synthesis and generalization, comparison) and private (comparative legal, formal legal) methods of cognition allowed us to provide an integrated approach to this study. Results: based on the analysis of transformation of the state regulation of educational activities in the Russian Federation and its impact on the higher education system of the Federal Penitentiary Service, proposals for improving practical activities of educational organizations are formed. The necessity of developing an order of the Federal Penitentiary Service approving the procedure for accreditation monitoring of the higher education system of the Federal Penitentiary Service with the definition of appropriate criteria, revision of the regulatory framework for the organization and inspection of educational organizations is substantiated. Conclusion: the reform of state regulation of educational activities determines priority directions to develop the higher education system of the FPS of Russia, encouraging construction of new integration links between its elements – educational organizations and the Federal Penitentiary Service