EXPORT OF EDUCATION AS A POTENTIAL FACTOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Abstract

Due to the instability of the national development model, which provides a significant share of the raw materials’ component in both GDP and exports, in Russia at the end of the 2000s the elaboration of several new strategic development directions was launched. One of them was the direction “International cooperation and export”, involving the export of education. The article discusses the role of education in the socio-economic development of the country, identifies the prerequisites, stipulated the need to expand the export potential of the national education system. The author analyzes the goals, objectives and possible mechanisms for expanding the exports of Russian education for the period till 2025. Also the paper defines the factors, which determine the choice of foreign citizens of the country and the university for receiving education. As well the paper concerns possible directions for expanding the export of education by Russian universities in the context of improving the competitiveness of their educational and research activities. Basing on the data on the expenses of foreign students, it is assumed that the expansion of the export of education for regional universities can create the basis for the formation of a new investments’ attractive branch in the regions of the Russian Federation.