The process of merging universities as one of the key tools to improve their competitiveness and strengthen the rating positions in the global market of educational services
Article is devoted to the issues related to the influence of the processes of reorganization by merger of universities to develop their educational and research activities, namely improving the competitiveness of the world''s scientific and educational centers. As an example there is the experience of University of Nizhni Novgorod as the actor of these processes in the region.