The model of the social system «applicants of the technical university» via complex network approach

The paper presents a mathematical model of the admission campaign of technical university, based on a network representation of the interaction of applicants with each other. The time evolution study of the network structure revealed a process of its significant restructuring, expressed in increasing of the number of connections between the structural clusters associated with the faculties and institutes, affiliated to the university. It has been found that such reorganization is related to the switch in students preferences in specialties selection, what can be practically used to increase the effectiveness of the admission campaign and career guidance.