Students and academic staff international mobility - a supplementary tool for better learning

Abstract

For the past several years European higher education institutions (HEIs) have been increasingly facing the need to create a more diverse range of international activities. Universities are searching for new internationalisation tools to implement those activities more effectively in terms of finance and time. Learning mobility plays a great role in the process of quality assurance in higher education, expanding cross-border collaboration within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond, and enhancing students’ employability. A clear positioning of a country and identification of its strengths should be given special consideration. The image of the country, e.g. educational system, study and living standards and migration policy, have to be emphasised to win the attention of both international partners and prospective international students. A national strategy (with major strategic directions, priority activities for HE internationalisation, national financing, etc) is needed to support national HEIs in cooperative endeavours and in competitive efforts, taking account of the new European initiatives and aiming at non-EU regions.