SOME ISSUES OF THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES

Abstract

The article analyzes the issues of creating and implementing international joint educational programmes as a mandatory element for internationalization of all aspects of university activities. The participation of Russian universities in the Bologna process and in the formation of the European Higher Education Area allowed them not only to expand the scale of cooperation with leading foreign universities, but also to gain valuable practical experience in organizing joint educational activities in the framework of international educational programmes leading students to obtain degrees from several universities. The article examines in detail the readiness of Russian universities to implement such programmes, as well as the attitude of employers in Russia towards them. Speaking of the need to increase the competitiveness of Russian universities, the development of international joint programmes is revealed through the prism of exporting educational services to other countries. It is concluded that, studying in international joint programmes, students generate unique skills that are in demand in the international labor market, owing to their development by innovative approaches in the field of higher education through international inter-university cooperation in the field of education. The article also demonstrates the experience of Lobachevsky University in implementing international cooperation with foreign universities, which can be used by other Russian universities in the creation and implementation of international joint programmes.