International relations of Russia from the perspective of educational migration

Abstract

Educational migration being a part of social and intellectual migration is one of the most serious factors of the development of countries taking part in this process. Perspectivity and relevance of studying the dynamics of international relations of the Russian Federation from the perspective of educational migration are determined by opportunities to analyze the dynamics of the social structure of the society and mobility of different groups and communities under the influence of migration. The article using general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, comparison, classification, etc.) and methods of applied statistics consider (on the basis of official statistical data) the dynamics of the group of foreign students and graduates studied in Russian institutions of higher education, their distribution across the country, trying to find out the regions for which Russian education is more attractive. Authors draw conclusions that for foreign students Russian Federation is getting more attractive that is proven by the increase in their amount from the early 2000-s.