Organizational and legal mechanisms of education export in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article is meant to analyze the legal basis and organizational models of educational services export in the Russian Federation. The authors believe that the sale of educational services to foreign legal entities and individuals can become one of the alternatives to commodity exports and an important source of income for educational institutions and the country’s budget. The regulatory framework for developing the export of educational services in the Russian Federation, despite some of its shortcomings, allows to eff ectively promote the interests of Russian universities both in Russia and abroad, but not all universities are ready for such activities. Within the framework of the Federal project "Development of the export potential of Russian education", fi ve models of educational services export by Russian universities were proposed. However, according to the authors, introduction of bilingual bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate programs, creation of a unifi ed register of accredited providers of Russian educational export services, development of a list of export education courses and standards for their teaching could also contribute to the increase in export indicators.