Approaches to the formation of a strategic partnership model in the field of educational services

Abstract

The paper explores the transformation of approaches to collaboration between educational and research institutions, businesses, governmental bodies, and civil society in the context of global challenges and digital transformation. It synthesizes current approaches to building strategic partnerships in the sphere of educational services, particularly within the framework of sustainable development. The author substantiates the role of higher education institutions as key actors in institutional cooperation, capable of generating, integrating, and transforming knowledge.

Strategic partnership in the field of educational services is interpreted as a long-term collaboration based on the alignment of strategic goals, transparency, and the pursuit of a synergistic effect. A model of strategic partnership is proposed, which considers a dual vector of influence: the internal dimension, as a system of prerequisites for establishing effective cooperation, and the external dimension, as a domain for co-creation of innovations and technology transfer through networks of structures (such as hubs and technology parks) and the development of human capital. An analysis of sustainable development projects drawn from the open database “Sustainability in the Digital Age”, which are implemented with the participation of educational and research institutions, allowed for the identification of eight typical partnership interaction models involving stakeholders from the educational-research environment, government institutions, the business sector, and civil society. According to the author, the educational ecosystem formed through such cooperation contributes to the resilience of the education system and its capacity to adapt to contemporary challenges.