Teaching 'intellectual property' in the institutions of higher education of construction profile as an important factor for the formation of new technical élite of Ukraine

Problem statement . The role of intellectual property in today's information society is strategically important for the formation of the intellectual elite of a country with a clear understanding of intellectual property rights as the main driving force of the global economy. The intellectual property is becoming increasingly decisive for the country's economic development and the world as a whole. Therefore, the problem of creating an effective system of awareness and education of the population in the field of intellectual property, which would contribute to the socio-economic development of the country, becomes extremely urgent. In the modern higher education system, when intensive rethinking of the educational process is taking place, modernization of education, provision of intellectual property knowledge to students of technical specialties and direct acquisition of their intellectual property competences will facilitate the training of highly qualified and competent, in-demand professionals in labor market. Purpose. Analysis of the problem of necessity of teaching the discipline "Intellectual property" in the construction profile HEI, study of its influence on modern specialists-builders, specialists-architects, specialists-mechanics in the formation of their skills and competences necessary for the young technical elite of the country. Conclusions . One of the main challenges facing each HEI today is to create an enabling environment for student youth to grow professionally and creatively, to acquire and develop necessary knowledge and skills. Teaching intellectual property in the construction profile HEI is extremely important for the formation of a new technical elite in the context of a new information society, which should be the carrier of innovative consciousness and determine the results of their creative work, their intellectual property, forms of protection and protection of objects of intellectual property rights.