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In this chapter, we consider the internationalization of universities engaged in the global competition of higher education. We pay attention to conventional internationalization factors, but stress that internationalization in the global era includes additional factors, such as the English language, international rankings, and communications technology. We give special attention to the situation in the Russian higher education sector, which appears to be not quite competitive, at least with the higher ranked universities of the rest of the world. Apart from conventional internationalization efforts, Russia has adopted the Project 5-100 that is especially focused on helping selected institutions of higher education receive international recognition and become competitive with the best universities in the world.
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Rozhenkova, V., Rust, V.D. (2018). Internationalization of Higher Education in Russia: Aiming for Global Recognition. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Globalisation and Education Reforms. Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1204-8_6
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