THE INFLUENCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OF CENTRAL ASIA: MEASURES TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE PRESENT STAGE
https://doi.org/10.18384/2224-0209-2026-1-1563
Abstract
Aim. To consider comprehensively the key directions of modern Russian policy in the field of higher education in Central Asia.
Methodology.Universal, general scientific, private scientific(political science)methods,aswellasspecialcognitivetools, were used in the research.Asystematicmethodology, a comparativepoliticalmethod,aswell as a regulatory approach toanalyzeexistingregulationsandlegaldocuments were applied.Thestudyalsousedcontentanalysisanddiscourseanalysisinreviewingofficialdocuments,expertpositionsanddirections of measures to supportCentralAsiain the field of highereducation,aswell as informulating the specifics of Russianeducationalpolicyin the region.Separately, an analysis of the work of branches of Russianuniversitiesandjointuniversities was conducted.
Results. It has been established that current Russian educational policy is aimed at addressing the challenges facing the Central Asian republics: training qualified personnel, improving the quality of education, preventing brain drain by creating jobs for local researchers and teachers at joint and branch campuses of Russian universities, and supporting educational infrastructure. At the same time, a crucial aspect of educational policy is the development and dissemination of a common, historically accurate view of past events, which can be interpreted as Russia’s “soft power.”
Research implications. The study provides an up-to-date understanding of the procedures and formats for obtaining higher education according to Russian standards by citizens of Central Asia, as well as Russia’s role in the higher education system of that region.
About the Author
Anna R. Goncharenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate student, Department of Russian Politics, Faculty of Political Science
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