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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author SIN, Cristina (TAVARES, Orlanda; NEAVE, Guy)
Title Student Mobility in Portugal : Grappling With Adversity / Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares, and Guy Neave
Publication year 2017
Source/Footnote In: Journal of studies in international education : a publication of the Association for Studies in International Education (ASIE). - 21 (2017) 2, S. 120 - 135
Inventory number 46258
Keywords Ausland : Portugal : Studenten, Studium, Lehre ; Ausland : Portugal : Auslandsbeziehungen ; Austausch von Wissenschaftlern und Studenten ; Mobilität ; Bologna-Prozess
Abstract The article examines how far the key Bologna objective of student mobility has been achieved in Portuguese higher education institutions and the main factors shaping it. It analyzes credit mobility, outgoing and incoming, between Portugal and Europe. Although mobility overall has risen, incoming mobility has grown faster, making Portugal an importer country. Portugal’s attraction power is explained mainly by its location, climate, and leisure opportunities. For outgoing mobility, employability is the main driver, explained by high unemployment and an uncertain home labor market. The main obstacle is financial, so country choice is increasingly based on proximity and living costs. Another important constraint is curricular inflexibility of Portuguese higher education institutions. The findings suggest that mobility in Portugal is far from reflecting Bologna’s policy goals, making the 2020 mobility target of 20% an ideal rather than an achievement. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)