Students' Educational and Migration Strategies as a Factor of Formation of Human Capital of the Region

The article, in the light of development of regional human capital, considers the dynamics of professional self-determination of students of Primorsky territory. Against the background of interpenetration of professional and educational social institutions, changes in the structure of the motives of choice of future labor activity sphere are clarified. Special attention is given to the significance of human capital for development of the region, investments in it. The thesis that educational services market does not correspond to the re-quirements of the economy and the society in whole, it is out of touch with labor market functioning, preventing formation of optimal variant of population employment pattern, is substantiated. The problem situation is investigated, re-lated to increase of the number of graduates of higher institutions and unsatisfied demand of labor market for qualified workers. Main results of empirical study are presented, using quantitative and qualit-ative sociological methods of data collection revealing the trend of educational strategies of modern students, their preferences in professional sphere in associ-ation with migration attitude. The performed study has shown that active en-gagement in migration flows and migration motivation is wide spread in student community. Besides, the obtained results demonstrate relationship of educational and migration trajectories of students. Motives of choice of a specific direction of training by students, their expectations and intentions as to the future professional activities have been analyzed. The characteristic of existing potential possibilities of self-realization and career building, formed under the influence of migration orientations, understanding of the culture of consumption of educational services and disbalance of demand and supply of labor force in modern labor market was given.