Partnership experience between Russian and European universities in agrarian profile educational programs quality providing

Agrarian profile educational programs quality providing in Russian and European universities is crucial for the development of agricultural production. They must meet the requirements of employers. The international project "Development of professional public accreditation system of agrarian (agricultural) profile educational programs in the Russian Federation» ("Tempus-PACAgro") brought together representatives of Russian and European universities with the aim to reform the system of quality assurance. The project involves representatives of employers. The participation of representatives of Russian universities in the Erasmus Mundus program provides additional opportunities to study the experience of European universities. An important task for the Russian and European universities is to develop new opportunities for cooperation in order to guarantee agrarian profile educational programs quality providing. Primarily it is participation in the double diploma degree programs that promote mutual understanding and trust between universities-partners, laying the foundations for long-term cooperation, leading to the search for tools to improve the quality of education.