CURRENT ISSUES OF DETERMINING THE ESSENCE AND CONTENT OF NATURAL-SCIENTIFIC TRAINING OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article deals with the problems of natural-scientific training of foreign students in higher educational institutes of Ukraine. The place of natural sciences in the system of professional training of future physicians, engineers and agrarians is determined. The peculiarities of natural-scientific training of foreign students in Ukraine are emphasized and necessity in specific approaches to this educational process is noted; the issues of determining its essence and content are touched on. A concise comparative analysis of the natural-scientific training of foreign students in Ukraine in Ukrainian and English has been conducted. The influence of naturalscientific training on the formation and development of the outlook of foreign students is proved. An attempt to find ways of improvement the natural-scientific training of foreign students in accordance with the requirements
of modern society and the personal needs of students was made. The natural-scientific training of foreign students should be different from that offered to domestic students, or at least it should be adapted for certain groups of foreign students. The needs of foreign students in knowledge, skills and abilities should be taken into account, which in future will be useful in their homeland. It is noted that foreign students who plan to obtain
higher education in Ukraine in any language should begin their studies at the preparatory faculty.