Comparative analysis of the causes of foreign students’ educational migration in Russian universities

In the article the causes of educational migration of foreign students in the universities of Ulan-Ude, Tomsk, Moscow, Voronezh, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod and Ufa are considered. On the basis of the survey and the results of other authors’ research the comparative analysis is made to reveal the motives inspiring foreign students to choose different universities in Russia for getting education.