Results and challenges of Russia's integration into Bologna Process

Russia joined the Bologna Process in September 2003. In accordance with the Declaration, the Russian Federation undertook to implement the basic principles of the Bologna Agreement by the year 2010. Almost five years have passed since 2010, a moment when Russia was supposed to finalise reforms of its Higher Education System within the context of the Bologna Process. The purpose of this article is to analyze the results and challenges of the Bologna process implementation in the Russian education system. Currently, most of the key Bologna Process objectives are not achieved in the Russian Higher Education System.