Where are we with the German – British ERASMUS student exchange? Dr. Siegbert Wuttig Director of the National Agency for EU Higher Education Coopertation.

Where are we with the German – British ERASMUS student exchange?

Dr. Siegbert Wuttig

Director of the National Agency

for EU Higher Education Coopertation

6 July 2011, Birmingham

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Mobility data - DAAD 2010

DAAD: 4.615 German trainees

ERASMUS: 4.825 German trainees

DAAD: 1.266 foreign trainees

Total: 10.706 placement students

DAAD: 4.615 German trainees

ERASMUS: 4.825 German trainees

DAAD: 1.266 foreign trainees

Total: 10.706 placement students

Foreigners(DAAD: 42,047)Foreigners(DAAD: 42,047)

Germans

(DAAD: 31,613)

Germans

(DAAD: 31,613)

ERASMUSgrants for Germans(EU: 32,226)

ERASMUSgrants for Germans(EU: 32,226)

DAAD Budget 2010 384 million €

384 mio EUR

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 174,5 mio € =

45%

Federal Ministry of Education

99,1 mio € = 26%

EU49,8 mio € = 13%

Federal Ministry of Economic

Cooperation and

Development33 mio € = 9%

Othersources

27,7 mio € = 7%

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Inward And Outward Student Mobility - selected countries

Quelle: UIS and Project Atlas (IIE)

(600,000) (400,000) (200,000) - 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000

Ireland

Malaysia

Korea

Japan

India

Canada

Australia

Germany

France

United Kingdom

China

United States

OUT IN

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International students in Germany (WS 2008/2009) and main trading partners of Germany

Republic of Korea11

France10

Cameroon 9

Austria8

Morocco7

Ukraine6

Turkey5

Bulgaria4

Poland3

Russia2

China1 23.140

9.740

9.401

9.162

6.711

6.324

5.465

5.970

5.363

5.213

4.136

1 France

2 Netherlands

3 China

4 USA

5 Italy

6 UK

7 Austria

8 Belgium

9 Switzerland

10 Poland

11 Russia

Countries of origin Trading partners (sales volume)

Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2010 Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2011

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Internationalisation of Education: Germany “on top of the world”

Germany comes 1st with a well balanced policy framework and comes top in the “access and equity” category

Australia comes 2nd with the strongest “quality assurance” system

The UK comes 3rd with the most “open” policy environment

Brazil and India are joint at 10th place in the overall ranking with “poor quality assurance” but relatively “good access and equity”

OVERALL SCORE

  Rank Country Score/10  

  1 Germany 8.4 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  2 Australia 8.0 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  3 UK 7.2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  4 China 6.4 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  5 Malaysia 6.0 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  6 US 5.7 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  7 Japan 4.7 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  8 Russia 4.5 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

  9 Nigeria 3.8 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

= 10 Brazil 3.5 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

= 10 India 3.5 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Quelle: British Council 2010/2011

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Target countries of German students and main trading partners of Germany

Denmark11

Hungary10

Spain 9

Sweden8

Australia7

France6

USA5

Switzerland4

UK3

Netherlands2

Austria1 20.019

18.972

12.895

11.005

9.679

6.071

3.400

3.418

1.966

1.753

1.696

1 France

2 Netherlands

3 China

4 USA

5 Italy

6 UK

7 Austria

8 Belgium

9 Switzerland

10 Poland

11 Russia

Target countries Trading partners (sales volume )

Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2010 Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2011

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Target countries of German students and main subject areas

Denmark11

Hungary10

Spain 9

Sweden8

Australia7

France6

USA5

Switzerland4

UK3

Netherlands2

Austria1 20.019

18.972

12.895

11.005

9.679

6.071

3.400

3.418

1.966

1.753

1.696

41,3% Law, Economics, Social sc.

46,0% Law, Economics, Social sc.

46,2% Law, Economics, Social sc.

37,7% Law, Economics, Social sc.

30,6% Law, Economics, Social sc.

47,7% Languages, Cultural studies

47,0% Law, Economics, Social sc.

29,2% Law, Economics, Social sc.

31,2% Law, Economics, Social sc.

72,2% Medicine

31,0% Languages, Cultural studies

Target countries Main subject areas

Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2010

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Target countries of German students and final degree

Denmark11

Hungary10

Spain 9

Sweden8

Australia7

France6

USA5

Switzerland4

UK3

Netherlands2

Austria1 20.019

18.972

12.895

11.005

9.679

6.071

3.400

3.418

1.966

1.753

1.696

40,0% Bachelor (38% tradit.)

90,1% Bachelor

48,2% Bachelor (27,6% Master)

43,1% Bachelor (27,4% PHD)

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43,1% Bachelor (34,6% Master)

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n.d. No data

80,2% Traditional degrees

82,3% No degree

Target countries Final degree

Quelle: Stat. Bundesamt 2010

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National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation

Germany and ERASMUS

Student mobility 1987/88 – 2009/10

9DAAD: May 2011

2007/8: 23.556 2008/9: 23.407 2009/10: 24.029 German ERASMUS Students (+ 4.825 ERASMUS trainees) BA/MA: 57%

2007/8: 23.556 2008/9: 23.407 2009/10: 24.029 German ERASMUS Students (+ 4.825 ERASMUS trainees) BA/MA: 57%

1987/88: 660 German ERASMUS students

1987/88: 660 German ERASMUS students

1987/88: 3,250 European ERASMUS students

1987/88: 3,250 European ERASMUS students

2009/2010: 214,000 European ERASMUS students

2009/2010: 214,000 European ERASMUS students

2008/9 2009/10: Studies: + 5,7% Placements: + 17,3%

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Germany is a net-exporter in ERASMUS 2009/2010

Quelle: Europäische Kommission

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German ERASMUS Students Abroad (Studies) 2009/2010

4.954

1.038

4.299

1.415

2.210

2.943

0

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

3.000

3.500

4.000

4.500

5.000

ES FI FR IT SE UK

DE SMS Outgoing Students

Outward Mobility

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International ERASMUS Students in Germany (Studies) 2009/2010

2.8412.711

1.8341.756

1.416

1.012

0

500

1.000

1.500

2.000

2.500

3.000

ES FR IT PL TR UK

DE SMS Incoming Students

Inward Mobility

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German ERASMUS Students Abroad (Placements) 2009/2010

237

929

688

249 221

1033

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

AT ES FR IT NL UK

DE Outgoing Students

DE Outward Mobility

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International ERASMUS Students in Germany (Placements) 2009/2010

475 471545

416373

208

656

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

AT ES FR NL PL TR UK

DE SMP Incoming Students

DE Inward Mobility

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DE-UK exchange 2009/2010

Facts & figures

Top subject area (studies): Humanities

35.9% DE UK 55.4% UK DE

Length of stay

Studies: 6.0 m. DE UK , 7.4 m. UK DE

Placements: 4.7 m. DE UK, 8.0 UK DE

Monthly Grants

Studies: DE UK 208 € UK DE 365 €

Placements: DE UK 355 € UK DE 365 €

DE UK : 5,644 students

Total outgoing students: DE

studies 24,029

Total outgoing students: DE

placements 4,825

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DAAD: July 2011

Top work sector (placements): Education

18.5% DE UK 48.6% UK

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German-British ERASMUS Student Exchange: some facts and figures

Total outward/ inward mobility: DE

51,363 students

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German-British ERASMUS Staff Exchange 2009/2010

Staff Mobility Teaching Assignments

Staff Mobility Training

Quelle: Europäische Kommission

216

195

16

81

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ERASMUS: British top host institutions (studies) for German students 2009/2010

1 University of Nottingham 1162 University of Sheffield 1123 University of Glasgow 1114 University of Aberdeen 895 University of Ulster 806 University of Leeds 797 University of Warwick 738 Cardiff University 70 9 University of the West of Scotland 6810 University of Birmingham 59

Quelle: Europäische Kommission

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ERASMUS: German top receiving institutions for British students 2009/2010

1 Humboldt University Berlin 93 (number 6 in Europe)2 University of Heidelberg 84 (number 10 in Europe)3 Free University Berlin 514 University of Munich (LMU) 385 University of Freiburg 356 University of Mannheim 337 University of Leipzig 318 University of Applied Sciences Berlin (FHW) 319 University of Tübingen 3010 University of Konstanz 26

Quelle: Europäische Kommission

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Conclusions and open questions

1. The UK remains a very popular destination for German students (studies & placements) and many more would like to go to the UK. Are UK institutions ready and willing to accept more German students?

2. Germany seems to be less attractive for British students. What should Germany do to attract more British students? More placement offers? Free language courses?

3. Germany is the top destination for British teaching staff. How can we use this potential to increase student mobility to Germany?

4. Would more joint study programmes and intensive programmes help increase student mobility?

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My last question …

How will our teams come off?