Forms Of International Cooperation Research Articles

INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INTO THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA TO DEVELOP HUMAN CAPITAL

The paper is dedicated to the problems of integration of Ukrainian higher education institutions into the European Higher Education Area. Problems of higher education in Ukraine and the importance of Euro-integration for solving them are analysed. The institutional basis of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and forms of international cooperation in higher education are investigated. The main priorities of the latter’s development at present stage are identified, in particular the indicators for modernizing the higher education system (HES) of Ukraine. Analysis is conducted to examine the development of international cooperation of Ukrainian higher education institutions and their participation in European educational programmes. It is concluded that Ukrainian HEIs are more actively engaging in various forms of international cooperation. Unwavering integration of the Ukrainian higher education system into the EHEA facilitates the advance of Ukrainian universities in the international ratings. However, this reveals the weak spots of the European integration processes, highlighting several directions for improving the state policies and HEI’s activities with regards to creating better conditions for deepening cooperation in the field of higher education.

Differentiated integration as a fair scheme of cooperation

Differentiated integration (DI), whereby some MS opt out or are excluded from certain common EU policies for sovereignty or capacity reasons, may be thought to undermine the EU’s functioning as what John Rawls called a fair scheme of cooperation, grounded in norms of impartiality and reciprocity. However, we argue that different forms of DI can be compatible with either fair cooperation between states on the model of Rawls’ Law of Peoples or cooperation among citizens on the model of Rawls’ two principles of domestic justice. Meanwhile, the EU has features of both, being an international Union of states and a supra- and trans-national Union of citizens. We defend the coherence of this combination and contend that DI can provide a justified mechanism for ensuring fairness between states remains compatible with fairness between citizens both within and across states. Indeed it offers a potential model for other forms of international cooperation.

Geopolitical and economic rivalry of capitalist powers for influences in Uzbekistan

The present paper aims to present the rivalry of global and regional capitalist powers for political, strategic, diplomatic, and economic influences in the contemporary Republic of Uzbekistan. The modern history and the contemporary political situation of the Uzbek state are the most important points of issue. After years of international isolation and etatist social and economic policy, under the new political leadership Uzbekistan implements economic transformation in the spirit of neo-liberal capitalism and it opens itself towards different forms of international cooperation and foreign investments. As a result, a Central Asian country which was isolated until recently gradually becomes an object of rivalry for economic and geopolitical influences. So far Uzbekistan has not become a satellite state or a quasi-colony of any of the powers. The multi-vector policy pursued by the political environment of Shavkat Mirziyoyev seems so far to successfully prevent the country being dominated by any outside center. The present article brings up the subject of relations of Uzbekistan with four great powers: the United States of America, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Turkey.

Criminal procedural guarantees of the rights of persons in proceedings with mutual legal assistance and in the order of adoption

The article is devoted to the issues related to the implementation of criminal procedural guarantees in the provision / receipt of international legal assistance and adoption proceedings. Emphasis is placed on the fact that in the scientific doctrine there is no established definition of criminal procedural guarantees in the provision / receipt of international legal assistance and in the implementation of proceedings by the way of adoption. It is proposed to understand them as a set of legally established methods and means (general and special), which ensure the effective implementation of the tasks of criminal proceedings, as well as prevent violations of procedural rights of persons involved, as well as their fundamental rights, freedoms and legitimate interests. The position of scholars on the separation of the following constituent elements in the system of criminal procedural guarantees is supported: criminal procedural form; general principles of criminal proceedings; procedural status of a person; criminal procedural mechanism for exercising the rights of the subjects of the criminal proceedings related to the provision / receipt of international legal assistance and the transfer of proceedings from the competent authorities of a foreign state. The disclosure of the content of criminal procedural guarantees, which are implemented in the studied procedural forms of international cooperation in criminal proceedings is through the prism of these interconnected and interdependent elements

The Dilemma of Handling Asylum Seekers and Illegal Migrants: Expectation and Reality

The number of refugees and illegal migrants fleeing to Indonesia keeps growing significantly since Indonesia poses as a strategic place for a temporary stop before their main destination. This surely brings about predicaments to Indonesia. Against that background, this research aims toanswer the question of "How does the Indonesian government respond to the illegal migrant and refugees problem through the Immigration Detention Center (Rudenim) Semarang in Central Java?". This research is an explanatory research, where both primary and secondary data are used to support the findings. Through a qualitative approach, this research foundthat the government has responded to illegal migrant and refugees problems in a quite excellent manner such as the establishment of rumah detensi imigrasi (rudenim) or detention house and other forms of international cooperation. However, asylum seekers in Indonesia are not fully protected due to some factors such as the lack of regulation, the long-waiting period for the permanent placement and the lack of basic needs.Lastly, the situation only got worse because of the IOM and UNHCR support is still not optimal.

Knowledge Transaction and State Making from Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic

This article proposes a reflection and avenues for research on Ottoman state policies aimed at collecting, producing, and translating knowledge across borders and learning from other macro-actors. Based on an archival study, we present and discuss a typology of knowledge “transaction” policies considering also the transition to the Turkish Republic. Our analysis covers the transformation of Ottoman diplomacy and diplomatic missions, the employment of foreign experts and international expertise, public officials’ training and studies abroad, scholarship programs, and various forms of international cooperation, including participation in international organisations and conferences. We discuss state formation in Ottoman and Republican Turkey as a hybridisation process of government technologies, techniques and knowledge translated from other states. The study focuses on public action aimed at the incorporation of governmental knowledge within the framework of continuous state-building and power struggles which were increasingly marked by the (contested) hegemony of a certain "West” and its ambiguities.

Features of financing the production of intellectual product of transnational corporations

The purpose of the article is to study the features of financing the production of intellectual products of multinational corporations in the context of globalization. Research methodology – system-structural and comparative research (to understand the logic of financing the production of intellectual products of multinational corporations), statistical and economic analysis (in assessing the status and prospects of the role of transnational corporations). The scientific novelty is to substantiate the peculiarities of financial management in multinational companies and to determine the main aspects of international financial management, which will increase the production of intellectual products of multinational corporations and the development of international economic relations. The article identifies the distinctive features of modern multinational companies and technologically sound strategies that contribute to their economic success. The main ways to obtain long- term investments and the peculiarities of the formation of strategic alliances and their agreements are clarified. Various forms of international cooperation are considered. Conclusions. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that the role of transnational corporations is growing, which is determined by their participation in world gross domestic product, increasing the share of international movement of capital, labor and other resources. Their importance in the world economy is evidenced by the scale of foreign operations in all sectors and areas of social production. The main obstacles to the financing of multinational corporations are the disagreement of the interests of companies and governments of the host countries, taking into account economic, political, monetary, financial and legal risks. Ukraine is able to use the model of open innovation networks as a key to entering the global innovation economy in line with current trends. Keywords: transnational corporations, transnationalization, investments, innovations, research and development, research and development works.

Identification of the"financial cooperation" concept in the context of the development of russian-chinese trade and economic relations

The article is devoted to the issues of improving the categorical and conceptual frame-work in the financial and economic sphere, the relevance of which is associated with the development of existing and the emergence of new forms of international cooperation. The author’s definition of “financial cooperation” is formulated and the corresponding argument of this term is presented according to the assessment of bilateral Russian-Chinese trade and economic relations, including border trade in the Far Eastern region. Conclusions are based on the analysis of a set of information sources from statistical data on the dynamics of bilateral trade volumes, conclusions obtained by Russian and Chinese researchers, as well as materials from international forums and intergovernmental agreements. The analyzed data are given before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, since this factor had a negative impact on the decline of all indicators of the world economy and can not be indicative when analyzing changes. At the same time, it was between Russia and China that there was an almost six-month time gap in the closure of borders, which contributed to the uneven export and import transport flows. The research results of Russian and Chinese scientists and the implementation of international regulatory documents are also used to identify problems of interaction between various financial institutions in the context of digitalization of financial and trade relations and countering illegal financial transactions, as well as the possibilities of retaliatory measures against economic sanctions. Financial cooperation is considered by the authors as an integral element of international cooperation in general, taking into account the specifics, on the one hand, the geographical location and historically formed political and economic ties between neighboring countries, on the other hand, the globalization of financial institutions themselves due to the development of digital technologies and communication systems. In addition, the prospects for further development of Russian-Chinese financial cooperation after over-coming the crisis phenomena caused by the pandemic are analyzed in accordance with the directions of strategies within the framework of the Russia-Mongolia-China economic corridor “One Belt, One Road”.

The Comintern after the end of the Comintern. Some episodes of search of new forms of unity by Latin American Communists

The article analyzes the evolution of various forms of international cooperation between Latin American Communist Parties and the ways of their interaction with Moscow after the dissolution of the Comintern. The search for an optimal model of interaction was often carried out on the initiative of the Communist Parties themselves and led to the formation of the CP of Guatemala as also to the restoration of the unity of the Venezuelan CP (in the latter case, due to the efforts of the Cuban Popular Socialist Party). The international communist movement and the CPSU, which claimed the role of its leader, initiated a serie of conferences with a purpose to discuss complex problems of relations between Left-Wing parties. At the same time, the CPSU took over the function of training personnel in its own educational institutions (the Institute of Social Sciences and the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPSU). The international journal “World Marxist Review” has also become an important center for coordinating the activities of parties and developing new approaches to strategy and tactics.

PECULIARITIES OF LEGAL RELATIONS IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAINST MIGRANT SMUGGLING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of legal relations in the field of international cooperation in combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking. It has been determined that smuggling of migrants and human trafficking have long been among the transnational crimes in terms of profitability. The article proves that this area is characterized by clearly structured and organized criminal syndicates, which direct their profits to the development of other even more dangerous activities. The article describes the main features of trafficking in human beings under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which complements the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Research of influence of exogenous and endogenous factors on development of modern world trafficking. It is determined that international cooperation in criminal matters is one of the most important prerequisites for the organization of combating and preventing trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants. The article outlines the key elements of the implementation of trafficking in human beings in accordance with Article 3a of the Protocol to Prevent and Suppress Trafficking in Human Beings. A number of international normative and legal documents regulating the implementation of the state policy on combating human trafficking and smuggling of migrants have been proposed and paid attention to. It has been proven that, according to Europol, smuggling of migrants is carried out by criminal networks that provide various services: from forgery of documents to bribery of law enforcement officials. Various forms of international cooperation are superficially described: extradition of criminals, mutual legal assistance, transfer of criminal proceedings to another country, transfer of convicts, cooperation for confiscation, cooperation between law enforcement agencies, including information exchange and cooperation in investigations, joint investigation using special investigative methods.

«Большой Саров»: явные и неявные эффекты территориального размещения науки

The possibilities of developing fundamental science outside of large agglomerations, primarily in places with a high concentration of research and development, are considered. It is shown that the territorial location of scientific centers and large installations generates effects related to the diversification of the economy of cities, the interaction of defense and civil science, with forms of international cooperation, organizational and legal definition of scientific projects of the “mega-science” class, the development of quality of life, etc. An attempt is made to reveal the causes of these effects and their impact on the development of scientific activities. On the example of the project of the Center for Fundamental Science in Sarov, theoretical and practical solutions to issues related to the peculiarities of territorial placement are proposed.

Онлайн обучение студентов в современном вузе

The presented article reveals the peculiarities of foreigners in a modern university, and pedagogical successes and means of training foreign students in the conditions of a modern university with online learning. The idea is emphasized that politics, economics, education, medicine, culture have been filled with new content and technology of implementation in the event of global competition between different countries, trends in world development of the importance of a person’s intellectual resource. Innovative changes in the educational sphere in the context of globalization, the impact of the pandemic on this process are considered. The formation of a new paradigm of the educational process in universities, including changes in both the content and technological components of the process of teaching students in modern universities, is proposed. The importance of introducing innovations into the educational process, including in the training of foreign students, is shown. The experience of professional training at the Saratov Agrarian University named after N.I. Vavilov is analyzed. The forms of international cooperation in the conditions of this university with various countries are revealed. The stages, forms and means of online education of foreign students are considered. The relevance of the problems of this article is to consider such an innovation as online student education. The theoretical significance of this article lies in the disclosure of the content and technological features of on-line teaching of foreign students in university conditions to various disciplines. The practical significance lies in the substantiation of the methodology of teaching students.

Субъект федерации как канал «мягкой силы» государства (на примере Санкт-Петербурга)

В научном дискурсе феномен «мягкой силы» традиционно рассматривается на уровнегосударств и, соответственно, в рамках межгосударственного взаимовлияния. Однако с ростом глобализации административно-территориальные единицы федераций все более активновзаимодействуют с зарубежными акторами. Такое положение поднимает вопрос влиятельности субъекта федерации как полноценного агента «мягкой силы». В данной статье на примере городафедерального значения Санкт-Петербурга выявлены особенности «мягкой силы» субъекта федерации. Используя такие методы исследования, как кейс-стади, неформализованный анализ научной литературы и официальных документов, автор приходит к выводу, что интегрированные в федеральный внешнеполитический курс субъекты федерации становятся все более активныминосителями «мягкой силы» в области внешнего поля.

A comunicação institucional e a internacionalização da educação superior

A internacionalização das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) é recomendada a se conduzir de forma abrangente, através de ações comprometidas e direcionadas, contando com a participação de todos os membros das comunidades universitárias. A comunicação institucional é uma das ações que auxiliam na difusão e na visibilidade desse processo. O presente estudo realiza uma revisão de literatura com uma abordagem qualitativa, exploratória e de natureza aplicada. Utilizou pesquisa bibliográfica, análise documental na coleta de dados e análise de conteúdo para o tratamento desses dados, seguindo a lógica indutiva. Conduziu-se através de dois objetivos; (i) apurar a tendência da produção científica em relação à comunicação e/ou promoção da internacionalização das IES e; (ii) determinar pontos de conexão entre os temas comunicação institucional e internacionalização das IES. Constatou-se que a comunicação institucional, na perspectiva internacional, tende a ser utilizada, com maior relevância, para atração de estudantes internacionais, por meio das mídias sociais e páginas eletrônicas; deixando de considerar, entretanto, os demais atores envolvidos nesse processo, ou seja, os docentes, os pesquisadores e os gestores educacionais. Constatou-se ainda que a ênfase das ações de comunicação institucional deixam de evidenciar outras formas de cooperação internacional, fundamentais para a projeção e para a visibilidade de uma IES, tais como resultados de pesquisas e projetos de extensão universitária.

Potential of International Project Activity for University Development

In the context of global competition, Russian universities search for the most efficient solutions to achieve competitiveness in the global market. The particular challenges that Russian universities face today include enhancing the quality of education and research, development of export potential, integration into international academic environment, diversification and search for new financial sources. The article considers international project activity as the most efficient tool of university internationalization process and solving the university tasks. Fundraising and international projects provide substantial support for achieving the set objectives in terms of both allocating additional financial resources and attracting intellectual capacity of international partners. Due to such features as practice orientation, time limits, and the ability to integrate different types and forms of international cooperation, the projects help university to address the challenges in a complex way and achieve multiple effects and, therefore, contribute significantly to developing world-demanded research, creating scholars networks and publishing, strengthening international partnerships, capacity building, enhancing academic mobility, developing the university campus and its infrastructure. The authors present the management model of international fundraising and projects implementation at Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. Lomonosov, describe specific features of carrying out research and educational projects in cross-cultural context (also within the framework of cross-border cooperation in Barents Euro-Arctic Region). The article outlines the competences required for successful project implementation, gives examples of NArFU international projects aimed at solving challenges in the Arctic Region. The efficiency of the given management model is analyzed, also by presenting the results of sociological survey made with involvement of the projects participants.

Transfer of criminal proceedings: from stumbling block to cornerstone of cooperation in criminal matters in the EU

Most forms of international cooperation in criminal matters have now been regulated to some extent by European Union legislation. One classical form of cooperation has been so far largely immune from influence by the EU legislator, however. This is the area of transfer of proceedings. This article provides an overview of the current situation and argues that new life should be blown into earlier initiatives to improve this form of cooperation. Harmonisation in this area will prove an important step to facilitate the proper administration of justice in the common Area of Freedom, Justice and Security that the European Union is set to realise.

Paradiplomacy Pemerintah Kota Bandung Melalui Kerja Sama Sister City

Various forms of international cooperation that have been carried out by the Bandung City include receipt of grant funds, short-term investments, infrastructure assistance, youth exchanges, scholarships, and cultural cooperation. The paradigm forms other than consisting of investment searches also consist of sister cities, the establishment of joint projects, and various forms of delegation delivery carried out between subnational actors. The position of this study seeks to examine the involvement of city governments, especially Bandung City in carrying out their foreign relations, which then focuses on understanding how the sister city concept that has been widely practiced in various countries can be seen through the paradigm approach in Indonesia. The paradigm of Bandung City in the form of a sister city with its city partners has resulted in several benefits as well as opportunities to improve the welfare of the city community while participating in national development especially in developing Indonesian diplomacy.

Legal Regulation of Financing Mega Science Projects

The paper is devoted to the investigation of the issues related to the legal regulation of financing the development, construction and operation of large-scale research infrastructures. During the study, the author has highlighted the peculiarities of Mega Science projects, examined various approaches to the definition of this category, analyzed organizational and legal forms of international cooperation in the field of implementation of Mega Science projects and the mechanisms of financing the large research infrastructures implemented both in the Russian Federation and abroad. It is determined that the rules of financial law regulate a whole range of public relations related to the financing in the area under consideration, including budgetary financing and allocation of other sources for the establishment of large-scale research infrastructures, the use of tax incentives for scientific and other organizations involved in the creation and operation of global research facilities, financial control in the implementation of Mega Science projects. It is concluded that the approach based on the creation of international governmental organizations or national legal entities incorporated in the territory of the state where a global research infrastructure will be located, is more effective than the Russian approach, under which Mega Science projects are in most cases implemented on the basis of the existing budgetary scientific institutions.

International Cooperation in the Fight Against Cybercrime: Current State and Development Prospects

The article is devoted to the study of criminal procedural and other organizational and legal aspects of international interaction between states in the fight against cybercrime in the context of countering new challenges and threats. The aim is to identify and consider formal and informal measures of international cooperation in response to the problem of transnational cybercrime. The author analyzes various forms of international cooperation in the fight against crime, which include extradition (extradition), legal assistance in criminal cases, transfer of criminal prosecution (legal proceedings), as well as informal cooperation between law enforcement agencies (international police cooperation), in particular within the framework of US law under the name CLOUD-Act.

АНАЛІЗ СТАНУ ІНТЕРНАЦІОНАЛІЗАЦІЇ МАЛОГО ТА СЕРЕДНЬОГО БІЗНЕСУ УКРАЇНИ В УМОВАХ ЄВРОІНТЕГРАЦІЇ

Globalization and integration processes show positive trends in expanding access of small and medium enterprises to different forms of international cooperation, particularly in export and import operations. The article analyzes the importance of small and medium enterprises internationalization for the Ukraine’s foreign trade development under the European integration conditions. Basing on statistical data, the dynamics of small and medium enterprises involvement in foreign trade operations was analyzed (at the national and Zhytomyr region levels). The place of small and medium business in the foreign trade relations system has been outlined. It covers local resources accumulation and use, forming the demand in the domestic market for labor and material resources. Internal and external barriers to the small and medium-sized businesses internationalization are described, including lack of access to financial resources, inability to obtain complete information about foreign markets, lack of material and labor resources, language barriers for SMEs’ staff. The advantages and disadvantages of small and medium enterprises in comparison with large companies are formulated in terms of direct market entry and export decision-making. In the article it has been determined that small and medium enterprises of Ukraine and particularly Zhytomyr region have increased exports in recent years, their share in Ukraine’s total exports is growing (especially for micro-enterprises). In addition, the volume of exports per enterprise is growing at the same time. In Zhytomyr region the corresponding growth trends of the SMEs’ share in export activities should also be outlined, because it is higher than average indexes in Ukraine. Potentially, SMEs’ development and internationalization will expand regional opportunities for effective employment; contribute to the households’ incomes growth. National and regional disparities in SMEs’ internationalization level should be equalized through the support of such enterprises, in particular by the regional development programs and the SMEs’ expansion to European funding programs.