September 2026, № 3 (251), pages 52-58

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-251-52

Dzhulamanova G.S., Ezhova T.V. MEANINGFUL CHARACTERISTICS AND UPDATED PRIORITIES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LEADERSHIP POTENTIALModern 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.Key words: leadership potential, leadership, development of students’ leadership potential, content analysis, leadership qualities, inclinations, abilities, character traits.

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Authors: Dzhulamanova G.S., Ezhova T.V.

Year: 2026

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-251-52

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