EUROSTUDENT VI
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EUROSTUDENT VI Social and Economic
Conditions of Student Life in
Europe
Eva Maria VögtleReykjavik, 04th May 2018
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Overview of the presentation
1. EUROSTUDENT in a nutshell
2. EUROSTUDENT methodology
3. Selected comparative results
4. Key findings on cross-national (short-term) mobility
5. Key outputs
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1. The EUROSTUDENT topics
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Pilot Study EURO-Student
1994 - 1997
4 participating countries: Austria, Germany, France, Italy
Goal: 1st reliable comparison of higher education (higher education) systems
student mobility
4 core topics
participation in HE
financing of studies
student housing
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The EUROSTUDENT project structure
• Network of Participant
countries
EUROSTUDENT consortiums (seven members)
Steering board
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The EUROSTUDENT consortium
• German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW, Germany; central coordinator),
• Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS, Austria)
• ResearchNed (the Netherlands)
• MOSTA Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (Lithuania)
• Praxis Centre for Policy Studies (Praxis, Estonia)
• the Maltese National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE, Malta)
• the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Switzerland)
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The EUROSTUDENT steering board
• European Commission (EC)
• European Students’ Union (ESU)
• Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG)
• German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
• Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (MinOCW)
• as well as three country representatives of the fee-paying countries
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•Working groups with external participation
•Reference to on-going discussions, involvement in BFUG
Relevance
• Standard target group & core questionnaire with explanations
• Handbooks on data cleaning & delivery
• Standardised data delivery using common syntax
• Preparatory seminars
Comparability
•National comments by research teams
•National profilesInterpretation
•Publicly available data
•Different reporting formatsAccessibility
2. Basic Principles & methodology
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Type of HEI
University
Non-university (e.g. professional HEI, university of applied sciences)
Field of study
Arts and humanities
Social sciences, journalism & information
Business, administration & law
Natural sciences, mathematics & statistics
ICTs
Engineering, manufacturing & construction
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries & veterinary
Health & welfare
Services
Working students
Students not working
Students working up to 20h/week
Students working > 20h/week
Impairments
Students with impairments
Students without impairments
Sex
Male
Female
Migration background
Second generation migrant students with national educational background
Students without migration background and national educational background
Dependency on income source
Dependent on family
Dependent on self-earned income
Dependent on public student support
2. EUROSTUDENT focus groups
Age
< 22 years
22 – 24 years
25 – 29 years
30 years and older
Educational background
No higher education background (ISCED 0 – 4)
Higher education background (ISCED 5 – 8)
Financial difficulties
Student with financial difficulties
Students without financial difficulties
Housing
Students living with parents
Students not living with parents
Socio-demographic characteristics ofstudents
Living conditions
Study-related characteristics
Type of study programme
Short-cycle
Bachelor
Master
Short national degree
Long national degree
Other
Current study situation
Study intensity
Low intensity students (< 20h)
Medium intensity students (20h - 40h)
High intensity students (> 40h)
Study-related background
Access route
Standard access route
Alternative access route
Transition route
Direct transition students (up to 24 months)
Delayed transition students (> 24 months)
International students
Domestic student
International students
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3. Selected comparative results
At least half of all students are
younger than 25 in the large majority
of countries
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3. Selected comparative results
The share of delayed transition students is larger among students without higher
education
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3. Selected comparative results
50 to 75 % of students have
(any kind of) prior work experience
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Students’ enrolment in selected fields of study by educational background
3. Selected comparative results
Enrolment in certain fields of
study tends to be socially selective
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On average, cross-national
variation in taught studies rather small
Students’ time budget for studies and work ranges from around 40
hours per week to more than 50
hours per week
On average, cross-national variation in personal study time
and paid jobs are comparatively large
3. Selected comparative results
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3. Selected comparative results
From 30 to 75 % of students state
that they could not afford to be a
student without their jobs
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3. Selected comparative results
More than 80 % of students’ income
comes from private sources
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3. Selected comparative results
Students from less well-off families more often live
outside the parental home
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4. Types of temporary international student mobility
Study-related experiences
abroad
Enrolment abroadNon-enrolment
periods
internship / work placement
language courseresearch
stay/fieldtripsummer /winter
school
other study-related
experiences abroad
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4. Types of mobility
On average, 20 % of students have had some type of
cross-national mobility experience
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4. Differences in enrolment between different student groups
Temporary enrolment abroad
is less common among students without higher
education background
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Additional financial burden
remains the biggest obstacle to enrolment abroad,
especially for students without HE background
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EU study grants regular study grants/loans from home countryspecial study grant/loan from home country for going abroad contribution from parents/family/partnerown income from previous job or own savings
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Contribution from parents, family or
partner constitute the largest part of primary private
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EU study grants are the largest public primary
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Data source: EUROSTUDENT VI, I.12. No data: DE; for item “regular study grants/loans from home country”: AL, FR, HR, IT, RS; for item “special study grant/loan from home country for going abroad”: AT, CH, CZ, MT, RO.
Primary source of funding used for enrolment abroadShare of students who have been enrolled abroad (in %)
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5. Outputs: different formats for different purposes
IntelligenceBriefs
Websitewww.eurostudent.eu
Twitter@eurostudenttwt
Databaseincl. national
profiles
Bologna Process
Implementation Report
YoutubeEurostudent
ThematicReview
EUROSTUDENT VI Short Report
Synopsis of
Indicators
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Questions? Comments ?
Remarks?
Thanks for your attention!
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Contact
EUROSTUDENT VI Consortium Members
Dr. Eva Maria Vögtle
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
Lange Laube 1230159 Hannover
Phone + 49 511 450 670-157Fax + 49 511 450 670-960E-Mail [email protected]
Funded with the support of all participating countries. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and the following bodies.
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References
Hauschildt, K., Vögtle, E. M., Gwosć, C. (2018). Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. Synopsis of Indicators. EUROSTUDENT VI 2016–2018. Bielefeld: W. Bertelsmann Verlag.
