Dr. Alla Akulshina, Director VSU Unit for international projects and programmes. December 2017 – Representative of Russia in Advisory Group of Higher Education Reform Expert. In 2016 was awarded Certificate of the European Union Visitors’ Programme. In 2015 nominated by EACEA as a Higher Education Reform Expert. Lecturer of European Schools organised by the EU Delegation to Russia. Coordinator of the Jean Monnet project «ProEU - To be European in Russia: pro and contra 2015-2017», Co-coordinator of the Erasmus + CBHE project HARMONY «Development of approaches to harmonization of a comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher education, research and innovation at EU and Partner Countries (2015-2018)». Former Cооrdinаtor of FP6 project «RegionERA -Regional Network for Support of S&T Cooperation between European Union and Russian Regions». Management of EU projects 2008-ongoing: conditions and rules of participation in EU research and educational programs (proposal writing, partner search, consortium building, negotiation, financial rules, project implementation, reporting). European Higher Education&Research Area and Russia 2012- ongoing: stages of development of European Higher Education&Research Area, EU- Russia cooperation in the sphere of education and research: the main documents, instruments for implementation, challenges and prospects. Latest publications: ■ FRAMEWORK MODEL OF INTERNATIONALISATION STRATEGY. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS OF INTERNATIONALISING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES Gaglione G., Akulshina A.V., Nedzelskaya A.B./ Proceedings of Voronezh State University series: Problems of Higher education. 2018. V3, 42-47 p.; ■ EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE EAST: DIALOGUE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION Akulshina A.V., Zavialova L.A. /Proceedings of Voronezh State University series: Problems of Higher education. 2018. V2, 144-147 p.; ■ EU PROGRAMMES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA Akulshina A.V., Galushko D.V. /Proceedings of Voronezh State University series: Problems of Higher education. 2017. V2, 114-116 p.; ■ To be European in Russia: Pro and Contra/editor chief. A. Akulshina. – Voronezh, 2017. – 192p.; ■ TRANSFORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AREA AND RUSSIA Akulshina A.V., Galushko D.V. /Proceedings of Voronezh State University series: Problems of Higher education. 2014. V4, 109-112 p.; ■ European policy in the sphere of science and innovation /Akulshina A.V./ Contemporary Europe. - 2013, № 2. – P.57-74.; ■ TRANSFORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AREA AND RUSSIA Akulshina A.V., Galushko D.V. /Proceedings of Voronezh State University series: Problems of Higher education. 2014. V4, 109-112 p.; ■ What is Modernization in the EU-Russia Dialogue? /Papers of the 41th UACES Annual Conference “Exchanging Ideas on Europe 2011: Europe at a Crossroads". Cambridge, 5-7September 2011. Contact information: Address: 394018 Russian Federation,Voronezh, Universitetskaya square, 1a, room 478a Tel./Fax: +7 / 473 2207526, Tel/: +7 /473 2227037 Website: http://euspace.vsu.ru/ Email: akulshina @ vsu.ru