The subject of this research is the system of educational structures in higher education. The object of this research is the experience of European countries in formation of the single educational space. Comparative characteristics of the European and Russian educational structures is presented. This allows formulating the contradictions within educational infrastructure of the system of Russian higher education. The article carries an analytical-problematic character. The relevance is substantiated by the fact that Russia's accession into the European educational space led to a number of contradictions, since each European country had its own “coordinate system” within the system of higher education, while the job market is uniform for everyone. The article analyzes the European experience with regards to establishment of single educational space, as well as pursues correlation between the European and Russian educational structure. The main conclusion consists in the formation of interrelation matrix of the elements of educational process. The author's special contribution is the application of systemic approach towards creation of educational structures within the system of higher education. The novelty lies in building the system of “Tuning of educational structures” as implementation of methodological principles of European education in the Russian universities.