DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A DIRECTION OF EXPORT D IVERSIFICATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND ITS REGIONS

This article deals with the export development of the Russian educational s ervices for the purposes of diversification of non - resource exports of the Russian Federation. The object is recommendations for the Russian high- er education institutions directed to achievement of effective participation in its functioning based on the an alysis of the current state and tendencies of development of the world market of higher education services. In the paper, the current trends of development of the world market of educational services are considered. The reasons of weakness of integra- tion o f the Russian higher education institutions into world educational space in comparison with foreign countries are established. The issues of educational services export on macro - and meso - level are analyzed. The directions of in- crease in efficiency of the Russian higher education institutions advancement in the world market of educational ser- vices creating multiplier effect of social, economic and investment development of national economy and its regions are suggested.