Published: 15 May 2017
Purpose. Study of international educational projects of the non-profit organization AIESEC, which are implemented in the field of general education in St. Petersburg: to disclose their goals, interim results, the specifics of the conduct and management. Analysis of the creation of conditions for the academic and social mobility of students in these educational projects. Methods. Theoretical analysis of scientific sources on the sociology of education, management of education, social work; semi-structured expert interview, comparative analysis; observation, description, generalization and systematization of the received data on the dynamics of the development of AIESEC educational projects, as well as actual trends in changing the role of education as a social elevator in St. Petersburg. Results. The analysis of the educational process and practical training activities in the projects of AIESEC as an opportunity to change the social field for students is carried out. Factors facilitating and hampering the development of similar educational projects are substantiated. A description is given of exactly how such projects can contribute to the social mobility of students. Scientific novelty. The specifics of the impact of public-public involvement and governance on the scale and implementation of the additional educational non-profit organization AIESEC in St. Petersburg are substantiated. The mechanisms for stimulating the social mobility of students, which can complement the school curriculum in other regions, are described. An analysis of the results of this work can serve as a basis for further studies of the changes in the mechanisms for stimulating the social mobility of students.