Factors of student migration: on the example of Vladivostok

Introduction. The article deals with the main trends of youth migration in Vladivostok. In the social space of Vladivostok, we can note the trend of increasing the volume of migration of young people to the city, expanding the geography of students who came to study. In the city there are educational institutions where you can get the specialty necessary for the modern labor market and in search of a prestigious job to migrate to the central regions of the country, or to emigrate abroad. Vladivostok is not only a point of attraction for young people, but also a transit point for moving to other cities and states. The relevance of the research is explained by the existing problem of under-accounting of factors of student migration in modern science. The object of study was the student youth studying in Vladivostok. The subject is factors of student migration in the social space of Vladivostok. Methods. The stated problem was studied by analyzing the pilot study in student groups. The aim of the work is to study the migration intentions of students. The study is based on the idea of the standard of living in the region / country as the dominant factor of youth mobility. Results. Factors of student migration were analyzed in five aspects: identification of factors of satisfaction with the standard of living in the Russian Federation; intentions to leave the country abroad; intentions to migrate within the country - from peripheral regions to central; factors of satisfaction with the standard of living in Primorsky Krai; factors of attractiveness of Vladivostok for young people. Conclusions. Almost half of the young people surveyed would like to leave Primorye and go to the central regions of the country or abroad.