Dzhulamanova G.S., Ezhova T.V.
MEANINGFUL CHARACTERISTICS AND UPDATED PRIORITIES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL ^{[№ 3 ' 2026]}
Modern society is going through an era of serious transformation, caused by global changes in politics, economics, culture, and the system of social connections, which has led to the emergence of new requirements for the higher education system, transferring it to the mode of innovative development. One of the key places in solving new problems is occupied by the development of the problem of developing the leadership potential of student youth. Socially mature university graduates are in demand, capable of strategic planning, choosing optimal tactics for implementing the intended strategy, ready in the future to take responsibility for strategic decisions made, possible risks and failures, and build an optimal relationship between personal goals and values and public ones. The state order for the training of such specialists is reflected in a number of regulatory documents: the National Project “Science and Universities”, the Federal Project “Universities for a Generation of Leaders”, the Strategic Academic Leadership Program “Priority 2030”. In the context of this study, the leadership potential of a university student is interpreted as a set of resources and capabilities of an individual, based on inclinations, abilities, character traits, motivation, value-goals, providing the subject with the opportunity to take a leadership position in a group and apply his leadership abilities in individual and group activities. These resources and opportunities can be revealed and developed in the process of professional and personal development of the student. One of the most important aspects of the problem under study is the study of the mechanism of transition of leadership potential into actual leadership. This mechanism is based on the process of involving students in organizational activities, person-oriented interaction for the manifestation of initiative and role leadership, the formation of attitudes towards an active life position and the development of a leadership model of behavior from the position of prioritizing socially significant goals and values, proposing non-standard ideas and the ability to lead others.

Dzhulamanova G.S.
CONTENTIVE CHARACTERISTICS AND UPDATED COMPETITIVENESS CONSTRUCTS FOR FUTURE SPECIALISTS ^{[№ 4 ' 2025]}
The modern world is rapidly changing under the influence of geopolitical and socio-economic transformations, which requires a new perspective on the competitiveness of future specialists who can effectively function in the context of increasing technical achievements, the introduction of breakthrough technologies and digital innovations in all areas of life, and the complexity of implementing updated social and labor relations. The competitiveness of future specialists ensures that by the time they graduate, they will have developed high levels of professional competencies, hard, soft, and digital skills, as well as meta-professional qualities, such as a strong desire for continuous self-improvement and self-promotion, which will enable them to secure prestigious jobs and compete with other potential job applicants. Within the framework of this study, the competitiveness of future specialists is considered as an integral professional and personal characteristic that demonstrates students’ readiness to achieve the best results in their chosen field of professional activity, emotional stability and resilience, a new style of thinking and behavior, and responsibility and independence in mobilizing their personal potential. This quality of personality determines the subject’s desire to participate in the competitive struggle for a vacant position in an organization or company, taking into account high moral principles and ethical standards for their own advancement and career growth, as well as expanding the boundaries of self-improvement and self-development in accordance with the changing conditions of social reality. The study found that modern universities are fragmented in their efforts to develop the competitiveness of future specialists, which is reflected in the difficulties they face when entering the job market. The article presents the author’s rationale for the content characteristics of the competitiveness of future specialists (moral duty and the imperative of conscience; innovation and openness to the world; digital skills and critical thinking; the compositional profile of the external and internal self-image; professional growth and the path to excellence; social and professional versatility, and transprofessional skills. The structural constructs of the phenomenon under study (deontological, creative, digital, image, acmeological, and transprofessional) are described.