Through its educational work, British Council promotes UK education in Russia and contributes to building partnerships between UK and Russian higher education institutions.

Every year Russian government are placing greater emphasis on education area. In 2011 the government invested £10 bln in education sector (a 28 per cent increase compared to the previous year). Upon joining the Bologna process in September 2003, internationalisation of higher education became Russia’s priority. Russian education community is well aware of the objectives of the Bologna Convention: compatibility and comparability of diplomas and qualifications, mobility of students and teachers, growth of autonomy and competitiveness of European higher education institutions due to the integration of intellectual potential. The Bologna Agreement allows a more active exchange of Russian students with students of western universities. Gifted students will be able to go for traineeship doing a course they are interested in, and then return and continue education in their higher education institution. The Russian government are introducing new scholarship schemes for Russian students studying abroad and are investing money in building partnerships between Russian and foreign universities. UK education and HEIs are particularly
attractive to Russia in this respect.

Every year British Council provides partnership brokering services for UK HEIs and Russian HEIs situated in Moscow. This year we organise a study tour to Russian regions embracing Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Rostov-on-Don.

The aims of the tour:

  • To provide UK HEIs representatives with regional market briefings, insight into the current education environment, student profile, academic and student mobility, internationalisation strategy and research facilities of regional HEIs.
  • To give participants an opportunity to meet representatives of Russian universities and local education authorities, explore opportunities for transnational education and student exchanges.
  • To present respective UK HEIs and attract prospect students.

The tour will take place on 1 to 4 October 2012 following EducationUK exhibition in Moscow.

The participation fee is £1,455 including inbound flights, accommodation and transfer.

The following Russian HEIs  and organisations have already shown their interest to meet representatives from UK universities:

Kazan Federal University
Kazan Energetic University
Tatarstan Ministry of Education (Kazan)
South Federal University (Rostov-on-Don)
Donskoy Technical University (Rostov-onDon)
St Petersburg University of Telecommunications
St Petersburg Polytechnic University
St Petersburg Financial University

The deadline for applications is 29 July.

If you have any further queries or suggestions feel free to contact Nikita Shileev, Projects and Partnerships Manager, British Council SIEM.