Timoshenko O. The financial mechanism of functioning and development of the system of higher education in Ukraine

The dissertation is devoted to the research of theoretical bases of the financial mechanism of higher education system in Ukraine, the definition of its role and value in social and economic development of the country. In the work the essence and spe-cificity of the financial mechanism of higher education system is certain, its segmen-tation is carried out, subjects are formalized and features of formation and using of financial resources of higher education system are certain. The estimation of financial maintenance of the sphere at the present moment is carried out, features of financing of scientific activity of higher educational institutions are found out and specificity of formation and realization of the financial mechanism on an example of activity of classical universities of Ukraine is analyzed. In the work conceptual bases of improvement of the financial mechanism of functioning of higher education system as a component of innovative development of a society are determined. The author formulates offers concerning formation of the mechanism of the mixed educational crediting, scientifically-methodical approaches to definition of expediency of university's participation in the structure of scientifi-cally-innovative university associations are proved, the mathematical model of an es-timation of a level of financial independence is developed and the basic approaches to definition of the type of financial stability of a university are concretized