Development of communicative competence of engineering students as a determinant of academic mobility

Academic mobility is a key factor of future global technological development. The aim of academic mobility programs is improvement of education quality, amelioration of mutual understanding between different peoples and cultures, education of new generation, prepared to live and work in the international information society. To promote international educational programs in Russian engineering universities is it necessary to improve the level of communicative competence and language skills of students. Additional to higher professional education (minor degree) is a good means to solve this problem.