Abstract:

After the end of the Cold War, the “power vacuum” in Central Asia has made this region a new geo-strategic target for major country competition.Based on the concept of geopolitical strategy, Russia, the United States and EU regard cross-border education as an important push to enhance their “soft power” in Central Asia. They carry out cross-border education strategic layout in line with the orientation of national and regional core values, and combine their own advantages to play games in the education field of Central Asian.From the perspective of the strategic conception of cross-border education cooperation of Russia, the United States and EU to central Asia, Russia focuses on building the space of education integration in the post-Soviet era, the United States hopes to influence Central Asia by exporting “the American Values”, and the European Union focuses on guiding the transformation of Central Asian education to Europe.Taking this as a lesson, China's cross-border education cooperation with Central Asia should strengthen top-level design and uphold the idea of multilateralism in cross-border education cooperation. Increase education assistance and implement precise and targeted assistance program. Establishing transnational and trans-regional educational information network platform and data resource system to promote the new development of cross-border educational informationization and connectivity with Central Asia. Encouraging Colleges and universities to “go global” and promoting the development of regional network universities within the framework of the SCO. China should contribute a “Chinese solution” to the regional cross-border education governance system to enhance our educational “soft power” in Central Asia.

Key words: Russia, the United States and Europe Union, Central Asia, cross-border education, cooperative education, education strategy