JOINT HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AS A FACTOR OF INTERNATIONALISATION AND THEIR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT
The article looks into key systemic features of joint higher education programmes and examines the relevance of such curricula in the context of the internationalization processes that are an inherent developmental property characterizing globalization and the knowledge-based society formation. The article carries the key terms and notions, methodological and organizational parameters relating to the design and implementation of joint curricula, their history in Russia under the Tempus programme and in the European Union, related problems, and challenges for developing and delivery of joint programmes as well as prospects for the future. Special attention is given to the typology of joint programmes and awarded degrees and diplomas, their quality assurance, strengths and weaknesses of the given paradigm, and to the benefits of joint programmes for universities and countries.