Abstract Trends and characteristics of Russian–Chinese academic mobility are considered as a complex phenomenon, the impact of which goes far beyond the framework of bilateral relations in higher education. The prevailing target model of development of Russian–Chinese academic mobility, based on quantitative indicators, is shown as not accounting for the process specifics and not enough harmonized with solutions to other no less important tasks associated with pursuing the interests of the Russian Federation in the international arena and achieving the goals of Russia’s national development. Particular attention is paid to complex causal relationships and multilevel effects that accompany functioning processes in Russian–Chinese relations in the subject area under study. The competitive partnership model, proposed by the authors to describe interaction between the two countries, appears promising both for conceptualizing the diversity of processes and opposite effects of Russian–Chinese cooperation in higher education and as a theoretical basis for creating an effective target model and improving the humanitarian dimension of cooperation between Russia and the PRC.

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作为竞争伙伴关系的俄中学术交流

摘要 俄中学术流动的趋势和特点被认为是一个复杂的现象，其影响远远超出了双边高等教育关系的框架。基于定量指标的中俄学术交流发展的普遍目标模型被证明没有考虑到过程的具体细节，也没有与解决与追求俄罗斯联邦利益相关的其他同样重要的任务的解决方案不够协调。国际舞台，实现俄罗斯国家发展目标。特别关注伴随着所研究学科领域中俄中关系运作过程的复杂因果关系和多层次影响。竞争性合作模式，