www.esn.org [email protected]COUNCIL OF EUROPE Directorate of School, Out-Of-School And Higher Education, Higher Education and Research Division and PEOPLES’ FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR MAKING THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA A REALITY: THE ROLE OF STUDENTS
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My time in Edinburgh was an unforgettable experience, full of challenges and adventures, but also time of measuring my capabilities and time of meeting other cultures. Kasia, Polish (Scotland)
I think one thing that I appreciated most was getting to meet lots of people from different cultures. Just on my floor there were students from South Africa, Tanzania, Japan, Netherlands, Australia and France. It was great interacting with them all.
I had time not only to learn about my academic discipline from the other perspective (new experiences, new technologies), but also learn language. Michal, Polish (Germany)
‘I got a B for my all semester in Estonia and they recalculated my semester abroad and put me an E. Saying that you can not compare our school to the university in Estonia.’
Role of studentsStudents as agents of changeQuestioning status quo and demanding solutionsCreating partnershipsDemanding recognition, also for non-formal educationShowing issues before not viewed as important => changing structures
Why students doing it?Students as more trustworthy helpersTaking responsability for their own institution and student European communityNon-formal learning experience for local students„Paying off”already received help Always with students
SuggestionsUniversities should encourage creation of local students groups supporting mobility (like ESN)This group shoud take care of practicalities of exchange but also represent exchange students towards universityStudent unions’ should consider exchange and international students in their policiesLocal group should provide evaluation on exchange to universities