... specificities of modern intellectual migration. Edit. Marina Levedeva. Intellectual migration in the modern world. MGIMO-University Publishers, 2014, p. 10
Education and the development of human capital in general were key components of the Soviet Union’s soft power in relations with developing nations. In the current conditions, an upgraded strategy for the export of education services could allow Russia to restore its position in this area after several lost decades during “the transitional period.”
Including the future elite of developing nations in the language and culture of Russia is a major element in the export of education services....
... Russian around the world, and the number of experts on Russia is on the decline.
The role Russian universities could play in fixing these two issues can hardly be underestimated... ... suppliers of educated professionals and new solutions. Universities can also export their educational and R&D services, although these exports would hardly compare to oil and... ... networks of business ties who know their country well. This is an indispensable element of soft power, which by the way is not the same thing as propaganda. After all, the university...
... international markets of education by making the European tertiary education more appealing and moving in education from “Europeanization” to “internationalization” (before 1990s there was no difference)
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Russia’s Soft Power Potential in Internationalizing Higher Education
Russia’s education potential has traditionally been seen as an essential development resource for the country:
“Russia’s main hope is the high level of education of the population and, mainly, of our youth. And that is a fact, despite ...
