UDC 378:34
DOI 10.20339/AM.04-26.022
Daria V. Galkina, Independent Researcher, St. Petersburg
Antonina B. Chernykh, Ph.D. in Sociology, Docent, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Regulation of Urban Planning and Transportation, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering; Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Procedure, St. Petersburg University of Management and Economics, e-mail: antonina_komar@bk.ru
The abolition of the Bologna Process in the Russian Federation in 2022 was an event that affected not only domestic higher education policy but also Russia’s international legal relations in the field of education. Withdrawal from this system has brought to the forefront questions regarding the legal mechanisms for the recognition of qualifications and the fulfillment of the Russian Federation’s international obligations, particularly under the 1997 Lisbon Convention. From an educational perspective, the challenge lies in the need to find new approaches to organizing the educational process: preserving and developing the national model of higher education must go hand in hand with ensuring that graduates are competitive on a global scale. In this context, issues of social and academic mobility, international university cooperation, and the establishment of a new system of bilateral agreements on the mutual recognition of diplomas take on particular significance.
Accordingly, the relevance of this topic is determined by a range of factors: international legal risks associated with changes in the status of domestic diplomas on the global stage; educational challenges stemming from the need to adapt the education system to new conditions in higher education; and social consequences for students and faculty, whose academic mobility and prospects for global recognition depend directly on the resolution of these issues.
Keywords: Bologna Process, higher education, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, reforms, prospects
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