of digitalization and education creates peculiar
conditions for the training and development of
the psychology of students, including in the
Republic of Kazakhstan. For example, in the
higher education system, informatization is
becoming a key condition for increasing the
importance of mental types of work and degrees,
the gradual transformation from industrial and
information paradigms of social development to
a knowledge society - a new organization of
society in which knowledge becomes not only
the basis for economic growth but also the main
organizational principle of society (Shakun,
2022). In fact, the knowledge society is
becoming an important goal for the educational
policy of the EU member states. In previous
industrial and information societies, the main
task of the education sector was to assimilate and
reproduce previous experience in professional
and everyday activities, taking into account the
available opportunities and resources. However,
in the knowledge society, the central aspect is the
creation of new knowledge by each individual,
using not only existing but also new problem-
solving methods and resources (Reid, 2020). The
digital revolution and the development of ICTs
make it possible to actively engage in the process
of knowledge creation, promote the development
of creative and creative abilities, and provide
ample opportunities for the preservation,
dissemination, and access to knowledge
(Sönmez, 2021). The use of interactive
platforms, online courses, multimedia materials,
and other digital tools helps to create a
multifaceted and meaningful learning
environment, promotes the development of
critical thinking, independence, and innovative
abilities of students and learners (Poliezhaiev,
2020). Thus, the use of digitalization in EU
education contributes to the enhancement of the
role of intellectual activity, the training of
competent and creative professionals, and
facilitates the transition to a knowledge society,
where knowledge becomes an important resource
and basis for the further development of society.
ICT has long been a subject of research and
education in Europe. In Germany, in particular,
the Philipps-Universität Marburg has a separate
Institute of Media Studies. The main areas of its
educational work include the study of digital
media resources, audiovisual processes of
information transmission, media organization,
and the work of cinema and television. This
institution even has a computer games
laboratory, where the Game Studies course was
launched, and a media center with access to
modern technical equipment. At the European
University of Applied Sciences (Berlin,
Hamburg), there is a Media Studies Society (Die
Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft), whose
scientific policy is aimed at studying media in
terms of their technical, aesthetic, symbolic, and
communicative characteristics. This society has
made a significant contribution to understanding
the relationship between media and cultural,
scientific, economic, political, and social aspects.
One of the important areas of work is advocating
for the improvement of media literacy among the
population. In the context of modern hybrid
information threats, the spread of deliberate
fakes, and manipulations, this practice is
absolutely in demand. Researchers have
repeatedly emphasized this fact, pointing to the
experience of other European countries (Zhang
& Aslan, 2021). Improving digital literacy is
indeed an important challenge for modern
education in EU countries.
It is obvious that the effective use of interactive
technologies is impossible without the parallel
creation of special disciplines on digital and
information literacy not only for students but also
for adults. The trend of lifelong learning is
popular in many EU countries. Continuing
education promotes the development of new
skills in adults and develops their acquired
knowledge (Gumennykova et al., 2023). For this
reason, many European universities organize
various additional courses, webinars, and
summer schools for both students and the general
public. Such activities are aimed at developing
information literacy. It has been proven that
specialists with information competence can
critically analyze various information and
communication technologies, use appropriate
methods of searching, analyzing, and interpreting
various information texts (Franco & DeLuca,
2019; Khan & Vuopala, 2019). Thus, such
individuals have the ability to resist information
manipulation, effectively use various digital
resources, etc. It should be noted that the
emphasis in the study of any discipline at
European universities is on the study of
information literacy and the formation of digital
competence. In particular, as demonstrated in
Lavrentieva et al., (2023), at the Berlin
University of the Arts (Germany), the
educational process is aimed at forming digital
competence: “art and media literacy”,
“information culture”, “social and business
communication”, “visual communication”, etc.
At the same time, Maastricht University (the
Netherlands) uses a variety of information and
communication software tools in the learning
process, with considerable attention paid to
media education and the formation of
information competence (Lavrentieva et al.,
2023). At the University of Latvia, where the