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The content The poll The definition of academic mobility Types of academic mobility Importance of academic mobility Statistics Two sides of mobility “coin”

The definition of academic mobility Academic Mobility is a transfer of a student, a researcher or a teacher to another educational institution which has enabled program of study or research for a long but limited period of time (term, academic year).

Types of academic mobility Horizontal Vertical Virtual External Internal «Direct» "Inverse»

Importance of academic mobility Increasing competitiveness and improving quality of higher education Increasing competence of students and staff in their work sphere Development of technological, social and cultural aspects of society Maintaining of valuable contacts between students and academic staff throughout Europe and mutual understanding.

Where do the students choose to go? 1. U.S. 23% 2. UK 12% 3. Germany 11% 4. France 10% 5. Australia 7% 6. Japan 5%

Two sides of mobility “coin” “Brain drain“ is the process of mass emigration, when experts, scientists and skilled workers leave a country or region for political, economic, religious and other reasons. The period from 1989 to 2004 in RF: 25,000 scientists left the country 30,000 people work abroad on temporary contracts