FEATURES OF THE BRANCH STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL WITH HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS OF THE WESTERN REGION OF UKRAINE (Osoblyvosti haluzevoi struktury naukovykh kadriv vyshchoi kvalifikatsii Zakhidnoho rehionu Ukrainy)

Analysis of the branch structure of scientific personnel with degree of Doctor or Candidate of science in the Western Region of Ukraine has been carried out and differences in this structure in comparison with Ukraine on the whole and the EU has been shown. Specialities clusters in the region which are mostly represented by the specialists with higher qualifications have been determined. A level of coordination between a supply of branches of science with personnel with higher qualifications in the Lviv Region and their preparation through post-graduate courses has been estimated. The correspondence between the structure of specialists with a scientific degree and the priority directions of the scientific-technological development has been analyzed.