International Double Degree Programs as Accelerators for Internationalization: Lessons from the Trans-Atlantic Business School Alliance

This article is devoted to the issues of higher education programs internationalization in Russia as a necessary and timely process. In the context of globalization the world’s processes high adaptability of the graduate will contribute to his successful career. This quality in combination with the presence of the necessary competencies graduate with a set of descriptors today especially in demand in the labor market. Implementation of joint training programs with the use of various forms of internationalization, starting with short courses and specialized programs to double degree programs, creates for students in Russian universities the opportunity to develop the necessary competencies in view modern trends in economics, sociology, politics, culture, not only domestically, but also in the world. Consideration the questions of the adaptability of existing programs, their importance for the Russian higher education of the experience increases the relevance of the article the problems encountered in the process of practical implementation of internationalized programs training in Russia.

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International Joint- and Double-Degree Programs

International Higher Education ◽

10.6017/ihe.2012.66.8585 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniel Obst ◽

Matthias Kuder

Keyword(s):

International Education ◽

Global Perspective ◽

Degree Programs ◽

International Survey ◽

The Past ◽

Recent Growth ◽

International Joint ◽

Double Degree ◽

Double Degree Programs

In response to the recent growth of joint and double degree programs over the past two decades, the Institute of International Education and Freie Universität Berlin conducted an international survey that assessed the challenges, opportunities, motivations, and impact of developing collaborative degree programs from a global perspective.

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Joint Educational Programs of Russia and China: Status and Problems of Implementation

Высшее образование в России ◽

10.31992/0869-3617-2018-27-12-93-103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (12) ◽

pp. 93-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

T. L. Guruleva

Keyword(s):

Foreign Students ◽

Educational Program ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Information Support ◽

Degree Programs ◽

Cost Of Education ◽

Double Degree ◽

Joint Degree Programs ◽

The Cost ◽

Double Degree Programs

The article focuses on the current state and the problems concerning implementing joint educational programs by Russia and China. The author dwells on the concept of the joint educational program, proposes a classification of joint educational programs, including joint degree programs (joint diploma), double degree programs (double diplomas), and the program of included training. The analysis of visiting Russian-Chinese and inbound Sino-Russian joint educational programs as at 2018 was carried out. The problems and obstacles of joint educational programs implementation by Russia and China are revealed, among which are: legislation problems, problems of the language of instruction, problems of the cost of education, the necessary information support. The most serious problems relate to the legislation. First of all, it is the uncertainty concerning the meaning of the term “joint educational program” in the legislation framework. The attendant problems are licensing and accreditation of joint programs, award of diplomas, asymmetry between the number of visiting and inbound programs. The author comes to a conclusion that the legislation framework in the sphere of joint educational programs should include the following items: enrolment rules for foreign students in Russian universities; mechanisms of recognition of mobility periods and credits transfer for foreign participants of joint programs, migration rules of short-term courses.

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