Essence of the Concept of an Individual Educational Trajectory of a Student at a University

The modern higher education system is at the stage of active modernization of its internal structure as a whole, which is due to new, current requirements of the economic sphere and the state’s “social order” for the training of competitive specialists with developed transversal competencies and the ability to navigate in constantly changing conditions. The purpose of this article is to define the concept of “individual educational trajectory” and related categories; considering the advantages of using an individual educational trajectory in the educational process of higher education. To achieve this goal, leading methodological approaches were used, among which an important place is given to systemic, axiological, personality-oriented and reflexive approaches.