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WHAT COUNTS IN STUDY ABROAD?. Joan Anton Carbonell Kingston University BUTEX Symposium - June 2009. Institutions included in the report. SM from 59 institutions. Evolution by groups of universities (Difference between 2003/04 and 2007/08 in %). Students going to the US (59 institutions).
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WHAT COUNTS IN STUDY ABROAD? Joan Anton Carbonell Kingston University BUTEX Symposium - June 2009
Evolution by groups of universities(Difference between 2003/04 and 2007/08 in %)
Students going to non-European English speaking countries or institutions
Estimation of students going to the main non-European destinations
Methodology • Absolute numbers coming from Erasmus data and answers to the survey • Estimations based in the percentage of Erasmus outgoing students represented by responses (60.7% in 2003/04, 62.3% in 2004/05, 63.0% in 2005/06, 63.2% in 2006/07 and 62.6% in 2007/08) • Only students in exchange for more than three months considered • No work placements or language assistants included
Problems to face when considering counting exchange students • Dispersion of sources: • European / International / Study Abroad / Exchange / Mobility / Any Office • Decentralised structures • Lack of records • Staff involved • Timing of the request
Who to count? • Exchange students • Work Placements • Language / Comenius Assistants • Mobility to off-shore campuses • Short visits and field-trips • Short stays in developing countries • Intensive Programmes • PMI2 and other government initiatives
Questions with no answer (yet) • What is student mobility? • Do we count only credited mobility? Or any? • What is the minimum length? • When is the best time to report? • Do we count bodies or mobility? • Do we make a distinction between home and international students? • How can we gather all information needed?
Please send the answers to ja.carbonell@kingston.ac.uk MANY THANKS!!