1. WHAT COUNTS IN STUDY ABROAD? Joan Anton Carbonell Kingston University BUTEX Symposium - June 2009

2. Institutions included in the report GroupInstitutions replying to the survey THE RUSSELL GROUP (12 institutions) University College London; University of Birmingham; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool; University of Manchester; University of Nottingham; University of Oxford; University of Sheffield; University of Warwick PRE-92 INSTITUTIONS (not including the Russell Group) (22 institutions) Aberystwyth University; Bangor University; University of Bradford; Brunel University; Cardiff University; Cranfield University; City University London; Durham University; University of East Anglia; University of Essex; University of Exeter; Keele University; University of Kent; Lancaster University; Loughborough University; University of Reading; University of St Andrews; University of Strathclyde; University of Surrey; University of Sussex; Swansea University; University of York POST-1992 INSTITUTIONS (15 institutions) Bournemouth University; University of Chichester; Glasgow Caledonian University; University of Greenwich; Kingston University; London South Bank University; Manchester Metropolitan University; Middlesex University; University of Northumbria; Oxford Brookes University; Roehampton University; University of the West of England; University of Westminster; University of Wolverhampton; University of Worcester OTHER (Small/Specialist institutions) (9 institutions) University of the Creative Arts; Edinburgh College of Art; Glasgow School of Art; Heythrop College; Leeds Trinity and All Saints; Newman University College; North West Regional College; Royal Agricultural College; Stranmillis University College

3. SM from 59 institutions

4. Evolution by groups of universities (Difference between 2003/04 and 2007/08 in %)

5. Students going to the US (59 institutions)

6. Students going to non-European English speaking countries or institutions

7. Estimation of students going to the main non-European destinations

8. Estimation of total UK Student Mobility

9. Methodology Absolute numbers coming from Erasmus data and answers to the survey Estimations based in the percentage of Erasmus outgoing students represented by responses (60.7% in 2003/04, 62.3% in 2004/05, 63.0% in 2005/06, 63.2% in 2006/07 and 62.6% in 2007/08) Only students in exchange for more than three months considered No work placements or language assistants included

10. Problems to face when considering counting exchange students Dispersion of sources: European / International / Study Abroad / Exchange / Mobility / Any Office Decentralised structures Lack of records Staff involved Timing of the request

11. Who to count? Exchange students Work Placements Language / Comenius Assistants Mobility to off-shore campuses Short visits and field-trips Short stays in developing countries Intensive Programmes PMI2 and other government initiatives

12. Questions with no answer (yet) What is student mobility? Do we count only credited mobility? Or any? What is the minimum length? When is the best time to report? Do we count bodies or mobility? Do we make a distinction between home and international students? How can we gather all information needed?

13. Please send the answers to ja.carbonell@kingston.ac.uk MANY THANKS!!