Prospects for organizing self-employment of master students in projects of pharmaceutical companies' divisions

the modern education system is faced not only with the task of training qualified specialists, but also with the need to develop students' skills to adapt to the labor market. The article raises the urgent issue of self-employment as a form of employment for master students studying in training areas related to the pharmaceutical industry. The involvement of undergraduates in projects implemented in the departments of pharmaceutical companies is presented as one of the tools to increase the competitiveness and independence of future specialists. The substantiation of the positive impact of the development of entrepreneurial competencies of students on their professional future is given. The initiatives of the St. Petersburg University of Chemistry and Pharmacy aimed at developing students' activities in the development of innovative products and youth entrepreneurship are considered. The purpose of this study is to consider the prospects of organizing self-employment of master studentsin projects of pharmaceutical companies' divisions. Methods: the method of analysis of normative documents and legal acts, scientific literature of domestic and foreign databases was used. Results: the key concepts related to self-employment are identified, the characteristics of current problems are presented, which make it possible to identify the specific features of training and employing pharmaceutical personnel as self-employed in the modern labor market, and the ways and means of possible cooperation between pharmaceutical companies and master students are described. The results obtained can be used both in the development of educational programs and in the strategic planning of the activities of pharmaceutical companies' divisions.

pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical enterprise, self-employment, master students, youth entrepreneurship, project activities