Аннотация
In recent decades, the role of socio-economic conditions for the development of the internationalization of higher education has grown rapidly.In the article, the authors analyzed the definition of the concept of "internationalization of higher education", identified socio-economic prerequisites and factors that influence the process of internationalization in the field of education.Based on a comparative analysis of the features of internationalization of higher education in the West, in Russia and China, it is concluded that in the studied countries there are differences in socio-economic conditions for the development of internationalization of higher education.