Innovation & Transformation in Transnational Education: Joint Education Programmes between Higher Education Institutions of the European Union and Russian Federation (original) (raw)

This report is the outcome of a study carried out for the European Delega- tion to Russia on EU-Russia Joint Programmes. The assignment began in January 2013 and will be completed in October 2014, with a conference in Moscow to discuss the study’s findings with Russian and European uni- versities, as well as senior experts on Joint Programmes. The overall objective of the study was to contribute to the development of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and to the implementation of the Bologna Process within the framework of the EU/Russia’s Common Space on Science and Education. The specific objectives were to complete the study carried out in 2010 by updating the information gathered and producing a catalogue on as many existing EU-Russian Joint Programmes as possible confirmed by both EU and Russian Institutions. The study was meant to examine the extent to which Joint Programmes feature in the internationalisation strategies of Russian universities and look at the degree of institutional support avail- able for their development. Benefits and challenges should be identified. This report is our account of the study’s findings, best practices and les- sons learnt on Joint Programmes between higher education institutions in Russia and in the EU. It is complemented by a catalogue on examples of EU-Russia Joint Programmes. We would like to thank the EU Delegation to Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science in Russia, the National TEMPUS office in Russia (currently National Erasmus+ Office), and representatives from EU Mem- bers States in Russia for their support in answering our questions. Above all, we would like to thank all university representatives in Russia, the EU and beyond for their time in completing our questionnaire and respond- ing to all our queries.