Obstacles to Mobility Some Results from the ESNSurvey 2011 EYCA Working Group Meeting March 5, 2013...

Obstacles to MobilitySome Results from the ESNSurvey

2011EYCA Working Group Meeting

March 5, 2013Emanuel Alfranseder, President ESN AISBL

Emanuel Alfranseder, president@esn.org

ABOUT THE ESNSurveyAny idea what the ESNSurvey is?

Emanuel Alfranseder, president@esn.org

About the ESNSurvey

Annual European-wide research project Different topics of mobility and educationStudents at higher education institutions, average response rate: 10,000. (2011: 21,000)Since 2005, biggest regular European research project entirely by volunteers ESN network and partners to reach students

Emanuel Alfranseder, president@esn.org

ESNSurvey 2011

Is Erasmus related to labor maket?Are exchange students more skilled to work abroad?

Emanuel Alfranseder, president@esn.org

ESNSurvey 2011

Online from July 14, 2011 until November 20, 2011.Title: Exchange, Employment and Added ValuePromoted via the whole ESN network and many universities, national agencies and partner organisations helped gather answersFirst time it is promoted to all students at HEIs We obtained more than 21,000 answers

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Average self-evaluation of various skills (On a scale from 1 (Very Low) to 5 (Very High), n=5,994-14,996).

Analytical skills

Problem - solving

Creativity

Networking

Negotiating

Working in intercultural teams

Communication

Other foreign languages

English as a foreign language

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.7

2.3

3.9

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.3

4.1

4.0

2.9

4.1

MobileNon-Mobile

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Comparison of factors discouraging respondents from working abroad (On a scale from 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree), n=2,388-20,929)

Fear of lo

sing perso

nal ties

A Secure

job at h

ome

Worse

socia

l secu

rity abro

ad

Difficu

lties getti

ng work perm

it

Partner u

nwilling to

move

Need to ca

re fo

r someone

Cost of M

oving

Requires a

dditional qualifi

cations

Lack

Language

Financial C

ommitments

Owning real e

state

Fear of d

iscrim

ination

Fear of c

ultural d

ifference

s0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

3.2 3.2 3.3 3.42.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.6

2.2

3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.02.7

2.4

Have studied abroadNot Studied Abroad but want to study abroadNot studied abroad and does not want to study abroad or is unsure

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