About the concept of "Eurasian higher education area"

Abstract

The prospects for scientific and educational integration between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries are discussed in the article. The idea of the Eurasian Higher Education Area draws its origins in the theory of the knowledge-based socio-economic development and on the practice of the European Bologna process. It aims to improve the regional academic mobility, to boost mutual understanding between the SCO countries, and to use the potential of interpersonal contacts for regional development. Its practical implementation is in fact already underway. This paper in tends to contribute to its conceptualization.