The article is devoted to the study of the mechanisms of pedagogic assistance to self-realisation of students of the "Social Work" training direction in the educational space of the university. We considered and substantiated the theory of student-centred education in the conditions of a university. The mechanisms of students' realisation of their existential needs in the process of obtaining higher education are considered. The article defines the conditions conducive to student self-realisation in the educational space of the university. The content of the article substantiates an algorithm for the formation of significant personal qualities of a student in the educational space of the university. Particular attention is paid to the model of pedagogic assistance to self-realisation of students in the educational space of the university. The text provides effective forms of pedagogic assistance to self-realisation of students in the educational space of the university. The article analyses the results of an empirical study of the process of pedagogic assistance to self-realisation of students in the direction of training "Social Work" in the educational space of the university. During the analysis of the literature and the study, it was revealed that in the process of self-realisation there is always something that encourages the student to carry out self-realisation – a motive reflected in the goal of self-realisation, which affects the final result of its studies at the university. The necessity of timely determination of interests, abilities, inclinations, value orientations, students’ capabilities and ways of overcoming barriers that hinder self-realisation is shown. In this case, the teacher acts as a partner, coordinator, consultant, mentor, thereby providing more opportunities for the student's independence and responsibility.