It doesn't really matter which university you attend or which subject you study while abroad The massification of student mobility programmes and its implications for equality in higher education

• Published in: European journal of higher education Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 99 - 114
• Main Author: Courtois, Aline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.01.2018
• Subjects: Akademischer Austausch; Ausland; employability; Employment Potential; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; inequality; International Educational Exchange; International Programs; Internationalization; Ireland; Irland; Lehre; Mobilität; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; Student; Student Mobility; Student Participation; Studium; Study Abroad; Wissenschaftler; United Kingdom; Ireland

Based on documentary analysis and interviews, the article examines the current practices of Irish universities in their efforts to increase their students' participation in international exchange programmes. It argues that increased participation, while a positive outcome, obscures a growing di...