Students from disadvantaged backgrounds or minority groups who participated in outward mobility programmes display enormous enthusiasm and positivity towards the experience stating significant benefits both personally and professionally. Encouragement from family, friends and institutional staff was identified by students as a key driver of mobility. This section presents a series of testimonials from students on their experiences while participating in mobility programmes.
Similarly, staff encounter new challenges year on year when organizing mobility programmes and dealing with a new diverse student group. The case studies below present an opportunity to learn from the experiences of our peers in HEIs and so that best practices can be replicated across institutions. Practitioners across Ireland have shared their short informative case studies on their mobility experiences to date which are located towards the bottom of this page.
Case Studies:
Engineers Abroad- A case study from NUI Galway
Supporting a student with a disability from UCD to participate in an Erasmus Exchange.
From Maynooth University to Universitat Mannheim – Student Case Study
Jessica Gough A Student Perspective on Skills and Employability after Erasmus
A Case Study on the Study Abroad Fair at the University of Limerick
Videos:
Jessica Gough
UL
Gerard Mulvihill
UL
Rachel Lyons
UL
Andrea Habenicht
UL
Michael Ward
Youth Action Group Member