This article explores issues related to the adaptive learning of students in higher education institutions, presenting the main characteristics of both traditional and contemporary educational paradigms. It describes the latter’s advantages in the context of the dynamic changes of the modern world and, specifically, the demands on the process and outcomes of higher education. In discussing modern learning concepts, those foundational to adaptive learning are examined separately. The authors provide a description, objectives, methods, and results of the study conducted as an experiment with first-year undergraduate students. The results are assessed in the conclusion, and recommendations for their practical application are presented.

The approach, stages, criteria and levels of development of design and engineering competencies among bachelors in technical areas of study are presented as an integral, multi-level dynamic system, as well as didactic components of the educational process. The proposed approach is based on the continuity of the process of preparing students for design and engineering activities throughout the entire period of study at the university, on the use of problem-oriented and designed teaching principles, along with the interdisciplinary nature of education and leading independent work.

The difficulties and tasks of using software when applying hybrid learning technologies in the design of digital devices are considered. The composition of the device under study has been determined. Indicators of training quality are associated with the choice of software using the example of the degree of satisfaction with the design result. Software modules for the development of digital devices have been identified. The software of the device being developed is considered as a component of a laboratory workshop. A feature of hybrid learning is noted that is associated with the complexity of prototyping and the need to ensure compatibility of project files created online with computer software modules in the university laboratory. It is proposed to create a database of educational projects to ensure continuity in the design and formation of start-up projects. An example of the design results of a digital device for indicating and monitoring a process parameter is given. The difficulties when using domestically produced integrated circuits in educational design are highlighted. It is recommended to conduct hybrid training in the design of digital devices in small groups.

The determining influence of the effectiveness and quality of education systems on all spheres of human activity has been studied: economic, social, socio-political, everyday and spiritual. The most important conditions are considered and the main ways are analyzed to significantly increase the efficiency of modern vocational education while simultaneously improving its quality. The necessity of using adaptive educational technologies is   substantiated, the features of algorithmization of the adaptive learning process are shown in order to improve its quality, and ways of creating an effective model of the professional field for adaptive educational systems are  analyzed. The comparative analysis method was used to select these paths. The possibilities of creating modern adaptive vocational training systems based on the use of the concept of the International Labor Organization “Labor Competency Modules” are illustrated. Examples of results obtained during many years of professional activity are given.

In modern society, where social vulnerability is defined through the existence of population groups with limited material resources and a corresponding need for social support, complex challenges arise for researchers and practitioners in the field of socio-economic policy. The article discusses the use of data mining methods to predict the effectiveness of employment of socially vulnerable categories of the population. A multidimensional analysis of this issue was carried out, covering its various facets.

This article describes a teaching method that was used to teach second-year mechatronics and robotics students the components of cyber-physical systems. In view of the importance of team learning, the group was divided into five sub-groups (student teams) in order to increase efficiency by comparing the tasks undertaken by the teams. A line following robot was used for the teaching. This course was designed to last 48 academic hours. As a result, the students noted that after building the robot in teams, their attitude towards cyber-physical systems changed, and they became motivated to carry out larger projects related to cyber-physical systems.

The complex model describing and taking into account the interrelationships between business processes, organizational structure and information systems of a secondary special education institution is considered. To represent the model the matrix approach with the use of matrix theory tools is used. Weight coefficients of   interrelation of model elements are described using the method of expert evaluation and taking into account the zone of responsibility of employees in the performance of certain business processes. The model construction is based on the description of the operational business process “Training of specialists at the level of secondary specialized education”, including subprocesses of theoretical and practical training. The obtained model, consisting of three matrices, allows for accounting and analysis of organizational elements of the educational institution structure for  errors, assessment of completeness and cohesion of interaction between structures in order to their further optimization and  automation.

Examples of laboratory work on circuit modeling of the operation of the simplest analog devices – amplifiers – are offered. The research was carried out using the LTspice circuit modeling program, which is used for training engineering students.

The article confirms the increasing level of involvement of the international community in the development of quantum technologies. In the scientific space in the domestic segment, the authors have identified a  significant lag between the level and quality of existing educational programs of higher educational institutions in relation to international practical achievements in the field of development and programming of quantum computing devices. In order to eliminate the existing scientific and methodological gap, it is recommended to introduce relevant subjects into the educational programs of enlarged groups of training areas 09.00.00 and 10.00.00 as  separate disciplines, or into already existing [disciplines], and expand them to study the possibilities of quantum programming methods. Based on their own teaching experience, the authors propose a possible strategy for making appropriate changes, as well as options for adjusting the work programs of disciplines that include tasks for programming quantum computing devices.

The parameters and mechanisms that can be used as the basis for a method for detecting information security events in cloud signature systems, where the signature activation protocol is used, and the development of such a method are substantiated. The following parameters are proposed: the number of signed electronic documents, the number of incorrect authentication attempts to access the user’s personal key, the rate of comparing the hash value of the signed documents, and the rate of sending the hash value of the signed data in the signature creation device. It is recommended to base the method on the mechanisms of mathematical statistics in relation to the listed parameters. The description and results of testing the developed method, the number of false positive and false negative results of the analysis of information security events in cloud signature systems are presented. The obtained values turned out to be less than similar indicators typical for the results of analysis carried out using other existing methods. This is the main advantage of the proposed method compared to its analogues.