The students’ conceptualization of the community of the academic group

The article deals with the actualization of the significance of the students’ academic group in the educational process of the university. In the result of the analysis of the essay and cinquains of the first-year students there are characterized their conceptualizations of the “ideal” community of the academic group. The author defines the value orientations of the young people, gives the characteristics of the mutual relations in the community and mentions the priority areas of activity for the students.