The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility

The impact of an Erasmus study period abroad for mobile students and teaching assignments of Erasmus teachers on professional development is the focus of the article. Temporary study abroad is expected to have a positive impact on personal and academic development, but also to be conducive to transi...

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Main Author: Constanze Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2010-12-01
Series:Belgeo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6399
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description The impact of an Erasmus study period abroad for mobile students and teaching assignments of Erasmus teachers on professional development is the focus of the article. Temporary study abroad is expected to have a positive impact on personal and academic development, but also to be conducive to transition to employment and career development. Though the impact has been declining, study abroad remains an important experience for the professional career. Erasmus teaching assignments often do not last longer than a few days. Nevertheless, mobile teachers report a positive impact on their career. The article is based on the VALERA Study1 “The professional value of Erasmus mobility”, a European-wide evaluation study by the International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel.
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spelling doaj-art-94458c5af10f482bb2a747d736def2742025-08-20T02:27:28ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352010-12-01435136310.4000/belgeo.6399The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobilityConstanze EngelThe impact of an Erasmus study period abroad for mobile students and teaching assignments of Erasmus teachers on professional development is the focus of the article. Temporary study abroad is expected to have a positive impact on personal and academic development, but also to be conducive to transition to employment and career development. Though the impact has been declining, study abroad remains an important experience for the professional career. Erasmus teaching assignments often do not last longer than a few days. Nevertheless, mobile teachers report a positive impact on their career. The article is based on the VALERA Study1 “The professional value of Erasmus mobility”, a European-wide evaluation study by the International Centre for Higher Education Research Kassel.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6399Erasmus programmestudent mobilityteaching staff mobilityprofessional impact
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The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
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Erasmus programme
student mobility
teaching staff mobility
professional impact
title The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
title_full The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
title_fullStr The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
title_full_unstemmed The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
title_short The impact of Erasmus mobility on the professional career: Empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
title_sort impact of erasmus mobility on the professional career empirical results of international studies on temporary student and teaching staff mobility
topic Erasmus programme
student mobility
teaching staff mobility
professional impact
url https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/6399
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