The Impact of Digitalization on the Professional and Educational Activities of the Subjects of the Educational Space of a Modern University

   Relevance. Digitalization processes have fully embraced the Institute of Education. Currently, digitalization is considered as a trend of the Institute of Education. The introduction of digital technologies into the educational space of the university has a significant impact on the interaction of its subjects – teaching staff, students, university administration.
   The purpose is study the impact of digitalization on the subjects of the educational space of a modern university. The leading actors of the educational space were identified as subjects – pedagogical and administrative workers, students.
   The objectives of the study were to diagnose the attitude of the subjects of the educational space of a modern university to the processes of digitalization, to study their opinions on the impact of digital technologies on the educational process, to identify the problems faced by actors in the course of their professional and educational activities, as well as to substantiate the need to improve the regulation of the processes of digital development of universities.
   Methodology. The theoretical basis of the research was the work of M. Castells, E. Toffler, M. Aletta, A. Lipitz, D. Harvey, E. Giddens, Y. Habermas, V. F. Nitsevich, N. V. Noskova, M. S. Yakushkina. The empirical basis was the results of a study of the difficulties of the educational process (by E. V. Konishchev) conducted in 2020 in higher educational institutions of Kursk, Belgorod, Moscow, during the 1st and 2nd waves of the coronavirus pandemic, (N = 1229).
  Results. The study found that the attitude of the subjects of the educational space to the introduction of digital technologies in the educational process is contradictory: respondents believed that digital technologies are a source of difficulties, while others are a resource for innovative development.
   Conclusions. The process of development of digital technologies in the education system requires comprehensive regulation, taking into account the interests of all actors of the educational space and the requirements for the organization of the educational process.

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