Governance of European educational areas

Abstract

Institutional analysis and analysis of documents of key educational integration processes in Europe: Bologna process and Copenhagen process. Revelation of mechanisms of governance of educational areas created on the basis of these processes and comparison of this mechanisms with ones of governance of the common space of research and education including cultural aspects that is being build between the EU and Russia. Conclusions: no single center in Bologna process, in spite of existence of the Bologna Follow-Up Group as formal governance body; the governance body of Copenhagen process is definite and it is the same organization that started the process; such model is more efficient.