In Europe, the French are now leading the way in terms of international student mobility.<\/p>\n
This is according to education news site Universityworldnews.com. <\/p>\n
More than 28,000 French students set out for a semester or two abroad with the scheme last year – an increase of around nine per cent. <\/p>\n
The Germans had, prior to this, held first place in terms of Erasmus mobility since 2003.<\/p>\n
The statistical data about French Erasmus students in 2008-09 were presented this month by Jean Bertsch, Director of Europe-Education-Formation France, the agency that runs the Erasmus programme in France.<\/p>\n
Bertsch noted that new destinations attracting increasing numbers of French students were the Scandinavian countries, especially Norway, as well as central and eastern Europe. <\/p>\n
\u00bbNow mobility is regarded as a real advantage for entering the job market,\u00ab said Bertsch. \u00bbIt’s confronting the world of work in a European country.\u00ab<\/p>\n
Unsurprisingly, recent figures from the European Commission show that students from countries with big populations – France, Germany and the UK – registered the greatest numbers of students studying abroad.<\/p>\n
However, the countries sending most Erasmus students in relation to their population size are Liechtenstein, Austria and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n
The most popular host countries were Spain, France, Germany and the UK.<\/p>\n
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