Methodical Toolkit of Business Potential Evaluation of Autonomous Higher Education Institution

The article proves that to increase the competitiveness of the autonomous HEI (Higher Education Institution), it is necessary to fundamentally change the conditions of their activity: to switch to the business model of development, which allows the continuous reforming of production, management, and technological solutions. The study's subject was the economic relations arising during the monitoring and evaluation of the autonomous HEI business potential. The scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists, the data of statistical reports and the results of the autonomous HEI business model testing became the theoretical and methodological basis of the work. The results of the calculations show that the actual value of the business potential integrated index is less than the planned value, i.e. there is a provision to increase this index, and therefore there are prospects for the growth of the business potential of the autonomous HEI. The recommendation presented in the article may be used to ensure the competitiveness of the HEIs in the long term and to improve their business potential. © 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk