To the issue of the student environmental culture development in their social and cultural training in the higher educational institution system

The issues of the Russian educational process “ecological transformation” in higher education institution system on the basis of cultural approach are considered in the article. The concepts of "ecological culture", "cultural creativity", as well as their functional links in the process of student socio-cultural training from the position of shaping their ecological thinking, orientated on environmental protection activity in the personal and professional spheres are analyzed.