Formation of the Key IT Specialists’ Competencies as a Condition for Recovery Processes Activation in the Ukrainian Economy

Abstract

In the post-war period, Ukraine will require measures for economic recovery while simultaneously safeguarding against all forms of potential threats from aggressive neighboring countries. Successfully achieving this task at the current global level of technological advancement is possible exclusively through high-tech principles by integrating digital transformations into all spheres of Ukrainian life. Addressing such a complex issue amidst the financial constraints of a war-torn economy necessitates ample preparation of a sufficient number of competitive and professionally motivated IT experts within the country’s universities, who are committed to effective work in the homeland’s IT army. A comprehensive analysis has been conducted on the key competencies taught to IT graduates by the country’s leading universities. The experience of leading such global universities in the relevant field has been examined. A rationale for the approach to forming a model of key competencies within the educational program is provided, exemplified by the Computer Science curriculum.