History and Characteristics of the Development of Educational Tourism in Russia

Abstract

In this day and age, competitiveness may manifest itself in young people through the pursuit of quality education, new knowledge, as well as continuous learning and self-improvement. Accordingly, modern academic environment retains and strengthens the importance of this very need to grow while also becoming increasingly vital as an economic branch in post-industrial societies. Universities attract the youth to their respective cities by offering them education of either short- or long-term nature. This article features the history and current status of educational tourism development in Russia. The authors put forward certain recommendations that may improve the situation.