Legal regulation of academic interaction between Russia and Germany in the framework of the Bologna process. Issues of improvement

The article is devoted to the issues of improving the legal regulation  of  academic  interaction  between  Russia  and  Germany  in  the  framework  of  the  Bologna  process.  The  work  uses  methods  of  the  retrospective,  statistical,  analytical,  rational,  comparative  research.  The  author  outlines  the  key  areas regulated by the Bologna Declaration, gives the main characteristics of the  regulatory  framework  for  the  participation  of  Russian  universities  in  the  Bologna process. The role of the Russian-German scientific and educational partnership in reforming the higher education system in Russia is noted. The article considers the regulatory legal acts that form the organizational and legal framework  of  educational  cooperation  between  Russia  and  Germany  within  the Bologna process. As fundamental issues that hinder widening the academic cooperation between Russia and Germany under the Bologna process it names an  insufficiency  of  the  Russian  legislative  base  and  a  lack  of  legal  conditions  for active academic mobility of students and academic staff. The difficulties also mentioned are: 1) high requirements for obtaining a student visa (both for Russian and German students); 2) a limited amount of educational exchange programs  for  students  and  teachers;  3)  lack  of  funding  for  educational  trips  (conferences, internships) abroad; 4) incorrect interpretation and assessment of the Russian qualification “specialist” in the countries of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

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