Abstract
In today’s world international cooperation is the basis for sustained economic growth and development, allowing overcoming imbalances and improving the quality of life, renovating technologies and knowledge, achieving other goals of the millennium development. The importance of studying perspective of development of youth exchanges in countries members of the SCO is determined by its role in strengthening mutual trust and good neighbourly relations; development of the integration process in the fields of education, science and technologies; giving new impetus to enhancement of multilateral cooperation. The purpose of this article is to present the analysis of youth exchanges among Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan based on the results of sociological survey among participants of international exchange programs (n=449). It was found that young people are more interested in cultural programs and programs aimed at developing youth policy rather than educational and academic programs. Expectations and intentions of youth from the SCO countries are often linked to Russia, most respondents have plans to participate in youth exchanges in this country. The research led to findings about factors of development of youth exchanges within the SCO, that could be used for correction of strategies, choice of methods and forms of work, more effective decision-making in the field of youth policy, forecasts about potential of the development of the SCO youth organization.
Highlights
One of distinctive features of international relations in XXI century is facilitating communication among different groups of people, young, specialists in humanitarian and other spheres of human activity
The purpose of this article is to present the analysis of youth exchanges among Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan based on the results of sociological survey among participants of international exchange programs (n=449)
Expectations and intentions of youth from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries are often linked to Russia, most respondents have plans to participate in youth exchanges in this country
Summary
One of distinctive features of international relations in XXI century is facilitating communication among different groups of people, young, specialists in humanitarian and other spheres of human activity. The notion of exchange programs is not limited to science and education, within the diversity of programs several categories can be identified: sociocultural programs, which main objectives are to get acquaintance with life in the country, learning foreign language, history, traditions and customs, debunking ethnic and national stereotypes and preconceptions; educational and scientific programs, aimed at receiving formal professional education and conducting scientific research, including preparation of master and doctoral dissertations; professional internships, directed at receiving practical skills and useful for undergraduates and young specialists wanting to extend their knowledge and gain experience Another category – programs, undertaken in the framework of bilateral and multilateral agreements in the field of youth policy and youth work. Important theoretical grounds on which we have relied in our research were focused on concepts of international education and academic mobility [1], spatial mobility and life transitions [2], public diplomacy and soft power [3,4]
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