mobility; youth; Europe; Erasmus-isation; Erasmus+; internationalisation; concatenation of mobilities
Abstract :
[en] Erasmus+ has diversified its benefits for young people to learn and thrive via mobility in the last 30 years. How does Erasmus+ serve young people? We conducted 10 semi-structured interviews with young people (aged between 18-29) in Luxembourg, Norway and Romania. Firstly, these young people feel that their identity changes as they internationalise and they travel more after the Erasmus+ experience. Hence, Erasmus+ is an eye opener. Secondly, employment, volunteering or training activities under Erasmus+ become a door-opener increasing young people’s chances of finding jobs. Thirdly, Erasmus+ does not end when the mobility ends: a new life style is adopted and nostalgia with the Erasmus+ leads to feeling at “home” in international environments. All these three aspects can be defined as Erasmus-isation encapsulated within a life-long perspective.
Disciplines :
Human geography & demography Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Samuk, Sahizer ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Nienaber, Birte ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Kmiotek, Emilia Alicja ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Vysotskaya, Volha ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Skrobanek, Jan; University of Bergen
Ardic, Tuba; Western Norway University of Applied Science
Pavlova, Irina; Western Norway University of Applied Science
Marinescu, Daniela Elena; Academia De Studii Economice Din Bucuresti
Muresan, Laura; Academia De Studii Economice Din Bucuresti
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Learning in transition: Erasmus+ as an opportunity for internationalization
Publication date :
2021
Main work title :
The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Mobility and Educational Migration
Author, co-author :
Cairns, David
Publisher :
Palgrave
ISBN/EAN :
978-3-030-64235-8
Pages :
173-184
European Projects :
H2020 - 649263 - MOVE - Mapping mobility – pathways, institutions and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe
Bracht, O., Engel, C., Janson, K., Over, A., Schomburg, H., & Teichler, U. (2006). The professional value of Erasmus mobility. Final report. Kassel: International Centre for Higher Education Research.
Bryla, P. (2015). Self-reported effects of and satisfaction with international student mobility: A large-scale survey among Polish former Erasmus students. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 191, 2074-2028.
Cairns, D. (2014). Youth transitions, international student mobility and spatial reflexivity: Being mobile? Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cairns, D. (2017). The Erasmus undergraduate exchange programme: A highly qualified success story? Children's Geographies, 15(6), 728-740.
Cairns, D. (2021a). Mobility becoming migration: Understanding youth spatiality in the twenty-first century. In D. Cairns (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of youth mobility and educational migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cairns, D. (2021b). Migration decision-making, mobility capital and reflexive learning. In D. Cairns (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of youth mobility and educational migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cairns, D., Cuzzocrea, V., Briggs, D., & Veloso, L. (2017). The consequences of mobility. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cairns, D., Krzaklewska, E., Cuzzocrea, V., & Allaste, A. A. (2018). Mobility, education and employability in the European Union: Inside Erasmus. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Cuzzocrea, V., Krzaklewska, E., & Cairns, D. (2021). 'There is no me, there is only us': The Erasmus bubble as a transient form of transnational collectivity. In V. Cuzzocrea, B. Gook, & B. Schiermer (Eds.), Forms of collective engagements in youth transition: A global perspective. Brill: Leiden.
Deardorff, D. K. (2006). Identification and assessment of intercultural competence as a student outcome of internationalization. Journal of Studies in International Education, 10(3), 241-266.
Dvir, Y., & Yemini, M. (2017). Mobility as a continuum: European Commission mobility policies for schools and higher education. Journal of Education Policy, 32(2), 198-210.
Endes, Y. Z. (2015). Overseas education process of outgoing students within the Erasmus Exchange Programme. Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 174, 1408-1414.
Engel, C. (2010). The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility. Belgeo. Revue belge de géographie, 4, 351-363.
European Commission. (2018). Erasmus plus programme guide. Luxembourg: European Commission.
Feyen, B., & Krzaklewska, E. (Eds.). (2013). The Erasmus phenomenon - Symbol of a new European generation. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
González, C. R., Mesanza, R. B., & Mariel, P. (2011). The determinants of international student mobility flows: An empirical study on the Erasmus programme. Higher Education, 62(4), 413-430.
Ieracitano, F. (2014). New European citizens? The Erasmus generation between awareness and scepticism. European Journal of Research on Social Studies, 1(1), 16-21.
Isserstedt, W., & Schnitzer, K. (2002). Internationalisierung des Studiums: ausländische Studierende in Deutschland; deutsche Studierende im Ausland. Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie.
Jacobone, V., & Moro, G. (2015). Evaluating the impact of the Erasmus programme: Skills and European identity. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 40(2), 309-328.
Kehm, B. (2005). The contribution of international student mobility to human development and global understanding. US-China Education Review, 2(1), 18-24.
Kmiotek-Meier, E., Skrobanek, J., Nienaber, B., Vysotskaya, V., Samuk, S., Ardic, T., Pavlova, I., Dabasi-Halázs, Z., Diaz, C., Bissinger, J., Schlimbach, T., & Horvath, K. (2019). Why is it so hard? And for whom? Obstacles to intra-European mobility. Migration Letters, 16(1), 31-44.
Kolb, D. A. (2014). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Upper Saddle River: FT press.
Messelink, H. E., Van Maele, J., & Spencer-Oatey, H. (2015). Intercultural competencies: What students in study and placement mobility should be learning. Intercultural Education, 26(1), 62-72.
Mitchell, K. (2012). Student mobility and European identity: Erasmus study as a civic experience? Journal of Contemporary European Research, 8(4), 490-518.
Mitchell, K. (2015). Rethinking the 'Erasmus effect' on European identity. Journal of Common Market Studies, 53(2), 330-348.
Mutlu, S. (2011). Development of European consciousness in Erasmus students. The Journal of Education, Culture and Society, 2, 87-102.
Nienaber, B., Vysotskaya, V., & Kmiotek-Meier, E. (2017). Why do young working people find Luxembourg attractive? Internationalisation and youth mobility in Europe. English Language, Oct/Nov, 51-53.
Oborune, K. (2013). Becoming more European after Erasmus? The impact of the Erasmus programme on political and cultural identity. Epiphany, 6(1), 182-202.
Ottesen, E., & Colbjørnsen, T. (2016). Internationalisation in leadership education: Opportunities and challenges in an Erasmus Intensive Programme. Acta Didactica Norge, 10(4), 166-182.
Parey, M., & Waldinger, F. (2010). Studying abroad and the effect on international labour market mobility: Evidence from the introduction of Erasmus. The Economic Journal, 121(551), 194-222.
Petzold, K. (2017). The role of international student mobility in hiring decisions. A vignette experiment among German employers. Journal of Education and Work, 30(8), 893-911.
Ribeiro, A. (2021). Erasmus at 30: Institutional mobility at higher education in perspective. In D. Cairns (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of youth mobility and educational migration. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Roman, M., Muresan, L.-M., Manafi, I., & Marinescu, D. (2018). Volunteering as international mobility: Recent evidence from a post-socialist country. Transnational Social Review - A Social Work Journal, 8(3), 258-272.
Skrobanek, J. (2004). Soziale Identität und Ausländerfeindlichkeit. Das integrative Moment europäischer Zugehörigkeit. Berliner Journal für Soziologie, 14(3), 357-377.
Standley, H. J. (2015). International mobility placements enable students and staff in Higher Education to enhance transversal and employability-related skills. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 362(19), 1-5.
Wilson, I. (2011). What should we expect of 'Erasmus generations'? Journal of Common Market Studies, 49(5), 1113-1140.
