The process of internationalization of higher education at Kharkiv national medical university under modern conditions

Background. Higher education internationalization is a process develop­ing at national, industry-specific and institutional levels, when the goals, functions and mechanism of providing educational services become inter­national in nature. A distinctive feature of modern university education is a high rate of in­ternationalization and global introduction of teaching medical disciplines in English. International cooperation has been and remains one of the pri­orities of KNMU development. It is an integral part of the university life developing within the framework of the higher school of Ukraine in higher education world system. Purpouse of the paper is to analyze higher medical education internation­alization development due to English medium at KNMU, new directions of improving teaching radiology and radiation medicine using modern in­novative technologies. Material and methods. International work experience and pedagogi­cal and professional internships; experience of training foreign students of the authors as well as the teachers of others departments. The litera­ture sources and and information provided at KNMU official website have been used and analyzed. Results. The necessary components of internationalization of teaching in English medium is a high level of English proficiency of university teaching personnel; sufficient material and technical resources; continuous training of teachers following and taking into account international teach­ing experience, participation in international educational conferences. Conclusions. Higher education internationalization is an inevitable pro­cess developing at national, industry-specific and institutional levels; it implies that the goals, functions and mechanism of providing educa­tional services become international and have a high rate of international­ization and global implementation of teaching medical disciplines in Eng­lish medium.