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The report aims to present the role of universities in creating and validating the new educational paradigm - from accredited qualification to certified skills. The practical implementation of this educational paradigm is presented, based on the experience of the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT), Sofia, Bulgaria and through the introduction of new approaches in the education of students, doctoral students and young scientists. The sound connection between fieldwork research and training in a modern university information environment is consolidated in the implementation of the so-called ‘Learning by Doing’ approach, which provides young people with the opportunity to practice in real environment the knowledge they have acquired during their university studies. In 2019 this approach was successfully applied in the training of ULSIT students and tested in fieldwork when an interdisciplinary study was conducted, which made use of the opportunities of information and communication technologies in the process of searching for immovable cultural values. Characteristic of this approach is the application of GIS programmes in archaeological research, which allow for rapid and accurate localization of archaeological sites. As a result of its implementation in the training of students, a more in-depth study and knowledge of the existing archeological sites was achieved and at the same time a new type of methodology for discovery, research, conservation and promotion of new discoveries was tested. From this point of view, new approaches in research are a modern way of training students and doctoral students in various fields of science and practice. The synergy between traditional education and innovative approaches proves the effectiveness of the application and use of alternative educational models, which led to the formation and establishing of the new educational paradigm.

Keywords: training, education, approaches, learning by doing, ICTs, archeology.