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The European Union Council has with the agreement of the new Erasmus program, Erasmus+, made a serious effort to increase the international student mobility in Europe. Student mobility is seen as being of great importance for the European Union.
The European Council has found a rising need for young Europeans to be mobile in order to promote European learning mobility, and encourage the European youth to view themselves as European citizens. In addition the Eramus+ promotes sharing of knowledge and progress of business life.
The council regards student
mobility as an essential step to increase competitiveness of EU, because it is
a part of the development toward a higher level of knowledge in Europe.
According to www.euo.dk The European Council has a goal for student mobility to
be the norm instead of an exception.
“Many studies show that a
period spent abroad not only enriches students' lives in the academic and
professional fields, but can also improve language learning, intercultural
skills, self-reliance and self-awareness. Their experiences give students a
better sense of what it means to be a European citizen. In addition, many
employers highly value such a period abroad, which
increases the students'
employability and job prospects. Staff exchanges have similar beneficial
effects, both for the people participating and for the home and host
institutions.”
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/erasmus_en.htm
“What are the objectives of student mobility for studies?
“What are the objectives of student mobility for studies?
* To enable students to
benefit educationally, linguistically and culturally from the experience of
learning in other European countries;
* To promote co-operation
between institutions and to enrich the educational environment of host
institutions;
*To contribute to the
development of a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and internationally
experienced young people as future professionals.”
