Internationalization of education and science as a tool for enhancing the competitiveness of Russian universities

This article examines the phenomenon of the internationalization of higher education and science in Russia, its prerequisites and projects that initiate the attraction of foreign teachers and researchers to Russian universities and research centers. The article also attempted to show the relationship between the number of foreign leading scientists in the universities of the program 5top100 and the effectiveness in the regional ranking of universities QS BRICS.