The article deals with the problems of higher education in the conditions of digitalization of the country's
economy. Examples of the formation and development of SMART learning, as well as the creation of virtual
departments, as a necessary condition for creating new specialties related to the digitalization of education are
shown. The experience of creating a virtual Department and SMART training in MUIT is described. It is shown
that the formation of SMART education leads to the cooperation of several universities in training personnel in
accordance with the requirements of the digital society. Shown the possibility of creating new specialties
corresponding to the digital society, such as "Computer science and the organization of digitalization of
education" (Teacher of digitalization of education and the creation of digital educational resources),
"Bioinformatics", "Digital agrosystems and complexes". The possibility of cooperation not only with universities,
but also with research institutes for training personnel in new specialties, which will be in demand now. All these
require from universities to rethink about educational programs and create virtual chairs.