Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 21st NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview Internationalization and Networking of PA Studies Author(s) Sergey Melkishev I do not belong to any Institution St. Petersburg Russian Federation Shaskolskaya Yelena, Title Problems of the academic mobility in the Russian universities File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Sergey Melkishev Abstract Several years ago the Russian Federation joined the Bologna agreement and embarked on an intensive integration into the European educational field. One of the principles of the Bologna agreement is to develop and support academic mobility. Academic mobility as a form of international cooperation of universities has a long history and fruitful practice. Leading universities in the world invite world-wide-known professors and lecturers, thereby raising these universities` rating and attracting students from all over the world. The global scientific and educational community is well aware that knowledge will be the decisive factor in the future. People in Russia understand that as well. Many Russian universities invite foreign lecturers to teach a wide range of academic subjects. But the declaration of basic principles of the European educational field does not mean their practical and legal support from national state institutions. There are a number of administrative and economic problems, disagreements and gaps in the effective algorithm to hire highly skilled foreign academics in Russian universities. In this article the authors make an attempt to discuss and possibly solve the challenges encountered in their practice when hiring foreign staff.
