Cooperation of Russian and Chinese Universities: quo vadis?

The article analyses the historical experience of interaction between Russian and Chinese universities assesses the motivations and prospects of student and academic mobility between countries. The increase in the birth rate in China creates the need for highly professional education for the new generation of young people, the need to look for an opportunity to study abroad, including Russia, where the cost of education is low, while it is of sufficient quality. It contributes to the development of mutual relations between long-time partners — Russia and China. The study shows that the current trends in the complexity of technological and social relations, the confrontation in global competition with the United States and several developed countries contribute to educational cooperation and a scientific partnership of the scientific and educational community of the two countries. With the right, legally grounded, research and educational cooperation between Russia and China, there is no need to be afraid of the brain drain of Russian highly qualified personnel and technologies to the Celestial Empire — the scientific cooperation between the two countries should be seen as an opportunity for their innovative development.