Educational Ties in the Post-Soviet Union: from CIS Integration to Eurasian Educational Integration
The article analyzes educational ties in the CIS countries, described as a foundation for Eurasian educational integration, based on an extensive documentary materials, including the latest publications by Russian and foreign researchers. The authors assessed current educational cooperation within the CIS, and identified the trends in bilateral and multilateral cooperation in this field. Educational ties were studied by the researchers in the context of general trends in international cooperation in the field of education, with due account to the opportunities offered by educational contacts nowadays. The article identifies factors affecting the development of educational contacts and Eurasian educational integration, as well as provides recommendations for expanding cooperation. Educational integration is considered as the basis for a broader and meaningful multilateral dialogue in politics, economics and culture in the Eurasian space.