INTERNATIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION AS AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF INTEGRATION PROCESSES
The article considers cooperation in the field of education as a key direction for the development of integration associations and unions. The expediency of introducing modern forms and elements of internationalization of higher education based on the Bologna system into the market of educational services of national education systems, taking into account the demands of the innovative economy, is substantiated. The main trends in the process of internationalization of education are investigated, the key role of education in the foreign policy of states in order to achieve a high level of economic, social, and cultural development is revealed.