Number Of Foreign Students Research Articles

음악교육 한류수출 활성화를 위한 주체, 환경, 자원 간의 구조적 관계분석

This study was conducted on the premise that in the crisis of local universites it is urgent to improve the quality of local universities and to make a turning point in exporting our advanced education through a quantitative increase in the number of foreign students. Accordingly, in order to analyze the structural relationship between the subject, environment, and resources for the promotion of Korean Wave of exporting music education, variables of subject, environment, and resource perceived by members of local universities in Korea were designed. In addition, the structural causal relationship between these variables was empirically identified. This study looked at 144 members who teach music education, music, applied music at local universities in Korea. Looking at the main research results, it was found that there was a significant positive (+) effect among the variables of subject, environment, and resources for the promotion of Korean wave exports in music education. Based on the results of the study, specific proposals for revitalizing local universities were suggested from a practical point of view. In addition, the limitations and future tasks that appeared during the study are presented.

Get in: Rhetoric and Realities of Diversity in the Global University

Diversity – in the nominal sense of widening access to education beyond majority group interests – is a stated objective for many institutions of higher education worldwide. However, different narratives of national and institutional identity play a role in how programmes of diversity are conceived. In recent university reforms initiated in Japan by MEXT (Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), the drive to internationalize universities through increasing the number of foreign students, faculty and collaborations runs alongside an historical and reactionary othering of rational and critical thinking as “western learning.” By contrast, for universities in the “west” the pursuit of diversity is considered an affirmation of the university as a site of civil and rational discourse, in which the welcoming of different voices is considered in terms of being both a moral imperative and institutional asset. Using Bill Readings’ 1996 critique of the modern university as a bureaucratic corporation, “The University in Ruins” as a reference point, the dissonance between the policy goal of diversity and what may actually happen in a classroom is discussed here from personal experience of teaching the history of photography, and other subjects, in Japanese Universities. Modes of classroom interaction and the role of the teacher, beyond culture-specific models, are interrogated, and finally discussed in relation to a holistic view of education espoused in the teaching methodologies of Charles A. Curran and Caleb Gattegno.

Formation of Communicative Competence of Foreign Students in Conditions of Distance Learning

The article addresses to the issue of communicative competence formation of foreign students in the conditions of distance learning. The number of foreign students has been determined, which currently are studying in Ukrainian universities. The introduction of distance learning is emphasized to be one of the ways to modernize higher education. The concepts of “distance learning” and “competence” has been clarified. The problems which arose at the beginning of the widespread implementation of distance learning are noted. One of the adaptation advantages of distance learning is holding frequent large-scale online meetings. Articles of domestic and foreign scientists on distance education and communicative competence formation to foreign students are covered. It was found that the main factors influencing the communicative competence formation to students are professional orientation, humanistic style of communication and focus on the cultural aspect. The requirements for teacher’s of higher educational institutions have been defined in order to form communicative competence in foreign students. The relevance of distance learning implementation in the educational process has been emphasizes. The scientist, who first started the research on distance learning, found out the differences between online and traditional learning. Emphasis is placed on synchronous and asynchronous modes of distance learning. The essence of complex learning has been also revealed. The advantages and disadvantages of distance learning are investigated. The process of organizing educational activities online is presented – which is a foreign language learning. Educational platforms for the distance learning organization are presented. The advantages of working on the platform “Moodle” and “Coursera” are revealed. Conclusions are made regarding the raised issue.

Differences in Overweight or Obesity, Changes in Dietary Habits after Studying Abroad and Sleep Quality by Acculturative Degree among Asian Foreign Students: A Cross Sectional Pilot Study.

The number of foreign students is increasing worldwide, and they suffer from acculturation to different environments or cultures. This pilot study examined the difference in overweight or obesity, changes in dietary habits after studying abroad and sleep quality according to acculturative degree among 225 Asian foreign students in South Korea. Most subjects (61.8%) experienced a low acculturative degree. The change in dietary habits after studying abroad showed a significant difference according to the acculturative degree (p < 0.001); however, there were no differences observed in sleep quality (p = 0.090) and prevalence of overweight or obesity according to acculturative degree (p = 0.101). Interestingly, a difference in the risk for being overweight or obese by sleep quality after being stratified into groups according to acculturative degree was observed. Among the groups with a low acculturative degree, subjects reporting poor sleep quality had a 2.875-fold (95% CI = 1.167–7.080) higher risk of being overweight or obese than those reporting good sleep quality. However, the risk of being overweight or obese was not different among the high acculturative group regardless of their sleep quality. The results showed that the degree of acculturation could influence the risk of being overweight or obese according to sleep quality among Asian foreign students.

ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ОСВІТНЬОГО ТУРИЗМУ УКРАЇНИ ТА КРАЇН РЕЦИПІЄНТІВ ЛЮДСЬКИХ РЕСУРСІВ

The article considers typical representatives of donor countries, including Ukraine, and recipient countries, which include Germany and Poland, which operate in the market of educational services. The main directions of human resources potential realization are highlighted, among which: increase of migration flows, creation of new jobs, growth of employment, international competitiveness and international mobility of students. The dependence of the foreign students' numbers dynamics on the growth of real GDP is studied. The growth in the number of foreign students in Poland over the past seven years is proportional to the growth of real gross domestic product. In Germany, the picture is similar, but the growth of real gross domestic product is delayed by one year. Ukraine demonstrates a significant rate of export of educational tourists, which in turn is quite negative for the international competitiveness of the economy. The nature and trends of international student mobility are analyzed. Against the global background, after 2018 there is a gradual decrease in the number of international mobile students studying in Ukraine. At the same time, the number of international mobile students studying in foreign countries is constantly growing. The main advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats facing donor and recipient countries have been identified. The advantages of the recipient countries are to increase the size of the economy, reduce the cost of doing business by reducing the average wage, increase innovation and intellectual potential, the ability to use labor without the obligation to provide pension services. The shortcomings are based on the additional costs of neutralizing increasing social tensions and criminalization (mainly in the case of illegal migration), the costs of combating illegal migration. Opportunities are focused on increasing labor resources in the economy, increasing production, domestic market (by increasing incomes), smoothing structural imbalances in the labor market, saving on training (in the case of skilled workers). The biggest threats are the increase in the budget burden due to "strong" and "local" unemployment traps, the growth of the shadow sector of the economy and rising social tensions. It was found that educational tourism for Ukraine is more negative than positive. The main disadvantages are the outflow of qualified personnel, resulting in technological backwardness, declining GDP, possible inflation in the event of a large advantage in external transfers. This poses a number of threats to Ukraine: a reduction in the number of labor resources in the long run, a reduction in the amount of tax and other revenues to the state budget as a result of the deficit.

The Use of the Methodology for Determining the Levels of Organisational and Structural System in the Study of the Efficiency of Foreign Students' Social and Pedagogical Support (on the Example of the US HEIs)

The article examines the problem of foreign students’ social pedagogical support in the context of the effectiveness of preparatory systems in the educational institutions, which determines the relevance of the scientific research – the definition of an effective methodology for analysing the level of structure of the adaptation system of foreign students’ training in the educational institution. Due to the relevance of the research, the purpose of the article is to investigate the system of social and pedagogical support for foreign students in higher education institutions of the United States of America using the method of determining the levels of the organisational and structural system of elements of the acculturation triad. That’s why a method of determining the levels of the organisational and structural system has been proposed, which provides the distribution of the analysed branching program into four levels. In addition, the research required the use of a systematic method (to determine the integrity and structure of the process of socio-pedagogical support), the method of classification (which allowed to distribute the preparatory programs by the elements of the acculturation triad) and the abstraction (aimed at a visual representation of the levels of organisational and structural system). It is emphasised that the support consists of elements of the acculturation triad, such as: educational and cultural, psychological, and linguistic. Each of these elements should be presented as a programme branch, coordinated by the preparatory centres. It was found that the number of levels at which the programmes of the analysed unit or educational institution are presented is directly related to the effectiveness of the process of foreign students’ training. As an example of the analysis with the use of this method, the higher educational institutions representing the United States of America were selected (since this country (according to UNESCO) has the largest number of foreign students). As a result, the following HEIs were selected: University of Texas at Austin, Florida Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and Yale University. The performed analysis allowed saying that the most branched organisational and structural system is presented (among the selected HEI) in the linguistic orientation of Yale University and is characterised by four levels of program branching. The lowest level (only highest) of branching was found in the educational and cultural direction of the Florida Institute of Technology. The presented methodology can be used in theoretical researches and practical analysis of the effectiveness of adaptation centres for foreign students

Attractiveness of Russian Universities among Foreign Students in Conditions of Competitive Global Markets of Educational Services

Introduction. Many foreign students study at universities in the provincial regions of Russia. At the same time, research into criteria and factors that influenced the choice of a Russian regional university among foreign students have not been carried out until now. The main purpose of the study is to identify the criteria and factors of the attractiveness of a university located not in the capital region, but on the periphery of Russia, according to foreign students. Materials and Methods. Stages of the research: analysis of statistics on the number of foreign students in Russia, analysis and generalization of literary sources in the field of identifying the motives of applicants when making a decision to study at a foreign university, a sociological survey of foreign students studying at universities in the Volga Federal District, processing and generalization of the survey results, development of recommendations to increase the attractiveness of Russian higher education for foreign applicants. Results. According to the results of a sociological survey among foreign students studying at universities of the Volga Federal District, the attractive factors of choosing Russia as a country for higher education, as well as repulsive (negative) factors in their native country, were revealed. The reasons and goals of admission to the Russian university, the sources of information about Russia and the university, the criteria for choosing a Russian university were analyzed, the strategic goals of foreign students after graduation were identified. Discussion and Conclusion. The conclusions made by the authors contribute to the development of theoretical approaches and methodological tools for studying the choice of foreign universities by foreign students for their studies, identifying the motives and factors that influenced this choice. The materials of the article will be useful to scientists and researchers dealing with such problems, as well as to federal and regional governments, ministries of education, regional universities in developing programs to increase the international competitiveness of higher education in Russia and attract an international contingent of students.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ КОММУНИКАТИВНОЙ КОМПЕТЕНЦИИ НА ЗАНЯТИЯХ ПО ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ В АУДИТОРИИ ИНОСТРАННЫХ СТУДЕНТОВ

Modern education is inextricably linked with the intensification of the educational process; classical methods are actively complemented by innovative methods of working with students. Partnerships between Russian and foreign universities are rapidly developing, and the number of foreign students is increasing. The organization of the productive structure of the educational process and the creation of a favorable psychological climate for students coming to Russia, as well as the formation of communicative competence, become the priority tasks of training. This article presents the experience of teaching Russian literature to foreign students under bachelor’s and preparatory faculty programs, with special attention paid to the formation of linguistic, sociolinguistic, socio-cultural, pragmatic and other competencies. The authors had a aims not only to show the specifics of conducting literature classes in a foreign language audience, but also to systematize and describe different types of game tasks that can be used in groups of different levels of Russian language proficiency. The work presents three blocks of game tasks: language, speech and role-playing games, many of them are so organic to the educational process and correspond to the curriculum that they can be used immediately in the classroom without additional training for both the teacher and the student. These games have been tested for five years and have established themselves as an effective tool for updating and consolidating information, developing attention, building logical connections, improving the skill of working in groups and improving the general atmosphere in the lesson. In conclusion, it is emphasized that the use of gaming technologies in teaching contributes to motivating students to acquire knowledge, successfully master the basic material on literature, develop creative abilities and professional skills.

Construction of the Cross-Cultural Interaction Model for International Students Based on Big Data Analysis

Culture is an important feature that distinguishes human beings from animals. Human beings have created and developed various cultures and influenced people’s psychology and behavior in different social forms. With the continuous improvement of China’s international influence and cultural soft power, the number of foreign students studying in China is increasing year by year. In this paper, data mining is carried out on the data of international students, and the cross-cultural interaction model of international students is constructed. According to the characteristics of the research object, this paper explores the influence of cultural novelty and psychological capital on its cross-cultural adaptation in order to provide theoretical basis for the improvement of cross-cultural adaptation. It also promotes the better development of international students and the improvement of international exchange management in colleges and universities by providing some ideas for mental health education and management of international students. The importance of cultural study for international students in China is related not only to the development and improvement of foreign students’ cognitive level of target culture, but also to the external communication of national cultural image.

Motivation of International Mobility of Iranian Students in Portugal

This study investigated the possible causes behind the significant growth of the number of Iranians in Portugal. By considering the published reports, it was found that a major part of the Iranians are students or working in academic fields. A question that arises is why the number of Iranian students at higher educational levels or later academic activities is increasing in Portugal. To investigate this, a survey was disseminated between the Iranians resident in Portugal. The results showed that beside the available scholarships, the immigration policies are one of the main reasons in choosing Portugal. Investments in the educational system in Portugal and incentives for receiving foreign students are additional reasons that have increased the number of Iranians immigrating to Portugal. It was also found that the advanced levels of facilities, living expenses, etc. are other important factors that influence the number of foreign students, especially the Iranians in Portugal.

Current stage of higher education internationalization: new characteristics, world leaders and challenges for Russia

At its present stage of internationalization of education, its architecture and forms have changed. The study of these aspects requires an integrated approach. Increasing the volume of exports of educational services remains a priority for Russia, which, according to the authors, does not realize its educational export potential sufficiently. The purpose of the article is to reveal the features of the current stage of internationalization of higher education through the compilation of its complex characteristics by a set of cross-sections, to interpret the calculations obtained in a new way, to identify new facts and factors affecting the development trend and to develop proposals for Russia as an exporter of educational services. The main sources used were the statistical databases of the WTO, the EEC of the EAEU. Analytical approach, comparative and statistical analysis were used. As a result, the authors found confirmation of the continuing trend of growth in global spending on education, the volume of investments in the global market of educational services, an increase in the number of foreign students, and the preservation of Russia's share in the number of foreign students. The authors also identified new characteristics of the global educational services market, such as: the acceleration of the growth rate of global exports of educational services, the decline in the share of the United States and the growth of the share of the UAE in the global educational services market, the transformation of Asian countries from donors to recipient countries of educational services.

Реализация приоритетного проекта «Экспорт образования» в социологическом измерении

Implementation of the priority project «Export of education in sociological dimension annotation due to historical, geopolitical and economic reasons, higher education in the regions of Russia is in different conditions in implementation of the federal project «Export of Education». The main component of the project, which universities are focused on in organizing international activities, today is the indicator - the number of foreign students in a certain ratio with the number of university students. However, the key strategic goal of the project is to increase the competitiveness of Russian education in the international market of educational services due to the attractiveness of domestic educational programs for foreign citizens, improve their living conditions during the period of study in Russia, which, ultimately, should significantly increase the amount of revenue from export of educational services. Organization of international activities and work with foreign students in universities, as well as the implementation of the indicator «number of foreign students», within the framework of the project, became the subject of the presented study, the main methods of which were determined: non-standardized interviews of leaders in charge of international activities of universities, and a survey foreign students of universities of the Khabarovsk territory. The obtained results allow us state that the project «Education Export» does not take into account the regional conditions for its implementation, the implementation of quantitative indicators is not additionally funded and is left to the mercy of universities. Foreign students of the region do not demonstrate complete satisfaction with education and organization of life. All this, on the one hand, is explained by the peculiarities of the motivation for their stay in the universities of Russia - the Khabarovsk territory, on the other hand, by the domestic specifics of the higher education system.

Economic analysis of the world export of educational services

The research looks at the export of educational services as one of the promising spheres for the development of international economic relations. The study focuses on the experience of developed supplier and recipient countries. The theoretical basis of the study is formed by the typology of ways to export services proposed in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The importance of the issue under consideration is due, among other things, to the fact that, according to forecasts, the number of foreign students wishing to obtain higher education will increase to 150 million in 2025, and the volume of exports of higher education will reach $30 billion, which is 3 % of the total volume of trade in OECD services. Most prior research focuses on methodological aspects of education; however, the experience of foreign countries is presented in a limited scope. Using the example of the USA in the context of the management training program, it is shown that a fairly broad methodological system is used abroad, allowing specialists from all over the world to acquire the necessary skills and develop competencies. It is obvious that the pandemic has led to a sharp reduction in the number of foreign students in Germany, as in other exporting countries of educational services. Of particular interest is the EdTech market, which is attractive in terms of its size and growth rates. The key barriers to the global market of educational services are, among other things, increased competition, the presence of a larger number of exporters-providers of educational services, more active classes at mass open online courses, active use of mobile devices; the use of learning models that include personalized and blended learning methods; increasing the degree of confidentiality of data; active development of the institute of continuing education in conjunction with the active use of advanced training courses and vocational training. The research is expected to provide valuable information about the balance of powers on the global market of educational services and will serve as an information base for further scientific research in the field.

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION.

The aim: To analyze the problem of university management in the cultural and philosophical aspects. Materials and methods: The research was conducted in the form of a written questionnaire. Students were supposed to give a single answer to each question. The survey was conducted in September 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic year at Ternopil National Medical University. It encompassed 274 second-year Ukrainian students of medical, dental and pharmaceutical faculties and Institute of Nursing and 228 first, second and third year foreign students, who have come from the USA and study at the faculty of foreign students and International School of Medicine. Although the number of foreign students who participated in the survey was small, we believe that the number of respondents was sufficient enough to draw conclusions about the general trends in the issue under study. Results: Analysis of responses given by Ukrainian and American students allowed us to single out certain trends and specific differences in their outlook and professionally relevant persuasions and attitudes. A positive peculiarity is that the main motive that prompted Ukrainian students to choose a medical profession was that they believe it to be humane and noble (36%). Despite this, many students consider other important criteria when choosing a profession; particularly that it is prestigious and well-paid (21 % and 13 % respectively). The negative sign is that relatively big amount of students in the comparison with Western countries (the USA in particular), indicate that the occupational choice was influenced by their parents' desire (14 %). Conclusions: The role of pedoetology as one of the priorities of pedagogical science and practice, which should generalize managerial aspects, has been proved. The experience of university education of the USA in the questions of educational management has been analyzed. An overview of the basic concepts relevant to the management of American higher education has been conducted. The features of university management in the USA in modern conditions have been characterized. The differences in the field of professionally significant value orientations between Ukrainian and American students have been investigated. The emphasis is given to the role of teachers' philosophical culture in successful teaching and learning.

Сравнительный анализ уровня физической подготовленности иностранных и российских студентов вуза

The intensification of migration processes in the academic environment in recent years has led to a significant increase in the number of foreign students in Russian universities. The need to integrate foreign students into the national educational environment to ensure their full-fledged training, particularly in Physical Education, requires a close practical study of the initial fitness level of foreign students. The work is aimed at determining the differences in the physical fitness of foreign and Russian students, identifying the causes of such differences and finding ways to manage them. Reliable data were obtained on a lower level of physical fitness of students from India and Egypt compared to Russian students in terms of strength, swiftness, endurance, agility and flexibility. The difference is caused by different approaches to physical education in educational institutions of the countries, difficulties experienced by foreign students in adapting to study in Russian universities, cultural characteristics of foreign students, and their low motivation for physical education and sports. The author proposes the ways to overcome this problem by reducing the intensity of loads in physical education classes for foreign students, and providing the opportunity of choosing a sport for them. The results of the study can serve as a basis for planning the physical education programme for foreign students at the university, taking into account their initial level of physical fitness, ethno-cultural characteristics, their interests and motivation.

Инструменты привлечения иностранных студентов региональных вузов России в условиях интернационализации высшего образования

Nowadays the study of the analysis of internationalization of higher education in Russian universities become relevant in context of the Federal project “Export of Education”. The purpose of this analysis is to determine the level of internationalization of universities in the Ural and Siberia regions and to identify the most effective methods for attracting foreign students, taking into account regional peculiarities. The empirical basis of the analysis is a sociological survey of the heads of international services of universities of the Ural and Siberia regions. According to the results of the analysis, it is concluded that the activity of the international office of the university is an important component of the international strategy of the university. The pandemic made an impact to the processes of recruiting and transformation of methods for attracting foreign students: there is a slight decrease in the number of foreign students, the main reason was the closure of state boarders. However, universities which are situated in regions were able to transfer part of the educational services and provide them online, which allowed them to save the contingent and not lose income from international activities. The analysis revealed the influence of the regional component on the level of internationalization of the university, as well as the most effective methods for attracting foreign students in regional universities of the Urals and Siberia.

Интернационализация образовательной деятельности российских вузов: дальневосточный вектор развития

The article is devoted to the problem of attracting foreign students to the Russian universities. Particular attention is paid to the ways of forming a positive image and factors of attractiveness of educational organizations of higher education in the Far East for potential students. The article considers several areas of development of the indicated problem. First of all, internationalization of education and increase in the number of foreign students is the effective fulfillment of modern request for socio-economic development for the highly professional personnel. Currently, the most urgent tasks are to create necessary conditions to prevent the outflow of foreign students from Russia, thereby preserving their contingent by maintaining the high quality of education with the development and widespread introduction of new learning formats into the educational process: online technologies, hybrid forms of education. The article notes that for Russia, which has a powerful export potential of education system, finding the ways to increase the competitiveness of Russian universities in the world educational space is a current priority. The article pays special attention to the issue of attracting foreign students to the universities in the Far East, especially from the PRC. Close proximity of the Far-Eastern region to China and the need to identify resources that ensure competitive positions for the regional universities in attracting Chinese students justify the prospects for sociological developments in this area. Based on the surveys of foreign students, graduates and potential applicants, the authors of this article identified priority areas in the development of educational potential of the Far-Eastern universities and increasing their attractiveness for the foreign students, refuted stereotypical ideas that foreign students from the low-income families and having a low level of education enter the Russian Far-Eastern universities. The conclusions to which the authors come are addressed to the university leaders, teachers, as well as officials of the government and business bodies interested in the development of the Far-Eastern territories.

Internationalization of Polish higher education in the context of demographic challenges. Selected aspects

Purpose: This article addresses selected aspects of internationalization of higher education (HE) in Poland in the context of demographic changes. The purpose of it is to analyze the dynamics of the number of foreign students studying at Polish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and their structure by type of HEI, field of study and origin. Design/methodology/approach: A review of the literature on the subject and desk research with reference to data from the Statistics Poland were used. The analysis, covered the years 2004-2020, was based on selected methods of descriptive statistics. Findings: Between 2004 and 2020, the number of foreign students increased almost 10-fold. The average growth rate in the analyzed time series was 15.2% for the group of HEIs and 21.5% for non-public HEIs. The choices of foreign students most often group fields of study in the areas of social sciences, economy and medicine. There has been an increase in interest in studies in technology and services, while there has been a marked decline in fields of study related to the humanities and education. Research limitations/implications: The demographic perspective adds a new dimension to the issues of growth and development of HEIs, that is why this issue involves further in-depth analysis. Practical implications: Despite the apparent positive change with regard to the number of student-foreigners studying at Polish HEIs, this statistic, compared to other European countries, is still unsatisfactory. In the face of projected further unfavorable demographic trends, countries with positive natural increase and younger age structures, become an opportunity to compensate for the loss of Polish students. Efforts by the entire HE sector are needed to seize these opportunities. It is necessary to further correlate sectoral policies — HE with population, foreign and social policies. HEIs should improve processes related to caring for the broader relationship with foreign students. Originality/value: The paper is addressed to all interested in HE policy. The study should be seen as a contribution to the existing discussion in the issue of growth and development of HEIs. Keywords: higher education, higher education institutions, internationalization, demography. Category of the paper: research paper.

Современные тенденции развития человеческого потенциала

Theoretical aspects of the formation and practical implementation of human potential as a complex scientific category, the key component of which is education, are being studied. The purpose of the article is to identify the features of the accumulation of human potential, manifested in the objective aspirations of various actors in the context of the transformation of geopolitical and mega-economic reality. The object of the study is the Russian education system, its characteristic features and influence on the accumulation of human potential. The subject of the study is the transformation of economic relations in the field of education in the context of changing goals of social development. The evolution of the essential characteristics of human potential and its relationship with educational potential and human intellectual capital is considered in the works of various scientists. Based on scientific publications and information sources, key indicators have been identified that characterize the contribution of the education system to the functioning and development of human potential; for a number of positions, the indicators were compared with the countries of the BRICS coalition and other foreign countries. It has been established that to measure the educational potential of the population, it is advisable to use such qualitative indicators as: 1) the level of education of the adult population and its component - the level of vocational education, 2) the number of students per 1000 people of the population; to reflect the demand for the educational potential of the population in the labour market, indicators of employment and unemployment are acceptable (in relation to the level of education); The rating of the domestic education system at the international level is characterized by the number of foreign students studying in Russian universities. Conclusions about the timeliness of updating the priorities of public and state policy in the direction of the internationalization of education and the intensification of activities to attract citizens of friendly foreign countries to receive professional education in Russia are made.

МЕСТО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ В ПОЛИТИКЕ «МЯГКОЙ СИЛЫ» РОССИИ: СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКИЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ И ИНСТРУМЕНТЫ

The author attempts to study the place of education in Russia's “soft pow-er” policy. In order to achieve this goal, a survey was conducted among undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students at the leading Russian universities with the largest number of foreign students. In particular, the satisfaction of foreign citizens with living conditions, education, facilities and equipment of the universities was analyzed. In addition, it was found that when choosing a country (university), the citizens of the CIS countries, to a greater extent than the Chinese and Indians, were guided by the feedback of university graduates, advice from their close environment, and the conventional media (television, radio, and the press). It was also found that foreign students, when choosing a university in Russia to enter, rely on the resources of their family or family group (economic, symbolic, cultural, social capital), that is, they act rationally. If students cannot afford to be educated straight away at a prestigious university in the Russian Federation, they first enter the university in Russia that they can, and then plan to continue their studies at the master's or postgraduate level of the desired university. It has been proven that applicants from wealthy families are guided by the university's rating when choosing a university. Applicants from families that belong to the group of moderate means, when choosing a university, focus on such institutions of higher education, which are easy to enter, just to leave their country and never to return. It has also been found that applicants from neighboring countries seek higher education in Russia, as many of them know Russian, but do not know English, Portuguese, German, French at the appropriate level and cannot afford to study at the highly ranked Western universities and in developed East Asian countries. Most applicants evaluate the quality of education by the level of GDP growth, the higher the GDP growth, the more willing they are to enroll in universities in a given country.