In the modern world, education traditionally acts as an institution of knowledge transfer. At the same time, in a multipolar world, the role of education has expanded signi…cantly. It is …rmly included in the foreign policy arsenal of a number of states, being an integral component and form of their foreign policy strategy. Še article examines the approaches of a number of foreign political scientists to the problem of de…ning education as one of the instruments of ,,so‹ power” policy. Še Republic of Moldova has taken the concept of ,,so‹ power” with interest as a real tool of political inŒuence in the international arena. Moldovan authors consider European policy in the context of Moldova’s participation in the Bologna process. All this suggests that the problem under consideration requires further study and conceptualization