Аннотации:
A mathematical model is proposed, which allows to estimate 
the number of successful university graduates based on parameters 
characterizing the effectiveness of vertical (lectures, seminars) and 
horizontal (peer education) training. It is shown that with low effectiveness 
of vertical learning, an effective means of improving the quality of 
education in general is the targeted formation of horizontal groups within 
which information is exchanged. It is shown that with extremely low 
quality of vertical learning, the behavior of the “university” system is 
characterized by phase transitions: with a smooth increase in the parameter 
characterizing the intensity of horizontal learning, there is an abrupt 
increase in the number of successful graduates. It has been established that 
with the existence of pronounced links between individual lecture courses, 
the “university” system becomes an analogue of a neural network.