International project "eu banking system research" as a method of forming actual competences

The article discusses the content, structure and methodology of developing the «EU Banking system research» as an effective tool for developing relevant competencies in the process of training and retraining specialists for their active participation in the transformation processes of the Russian banking system. The tasks, the principles of the formation of the key group of researchers, the content of the stages of project implementation, the forms of direct participation of bachelors, masters, graduate students and doctoral candidates in the project «EU Banking system research» are disclosed. The implementation of the goals and objectives of the EU Banking system research project should be the creation of a competence center based on a single information-based interactive platform. The platform is formed using the benchmarking method and creative mastering of best practices in promoting international Basel principles of risk management. The key applied task of the «EU Banking system research» project is a comprehensive study of the best practices of the European banking authority for the application in the Russian banking system, taking into account its specifics.