UK STUDENT MOBILITY: AN UPDATE IN FIGURES (from 2003-04 to 2007/08) Joan Anton Carbonell Kingston University February 2009

Institutions included in the report Group Institutions replying to the survey THE RUSSELL GROUP (13 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 Request sent to all institutions included at the HEURO Jiscmail, BUTEX mailing list and ETT

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

SM from 59 institutions

UK Erasmus students since 1997/98 by groups

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

Erasmus main destinations

UK Erasmus Mobility in selected areas

Relation between students sent abroad with Erasmus or non-European mobility

Students going to the US (59 institutions)

Students going to Canada (59 institutions)

Students going to Australia (59 institutions)

Students going to Singapore and Hong Kong (59 institutions)

Students going to Japan, China and South Korea (59 institutions)

Students going to Latin America (59 institutions)

Students going to non-European English speaking countries or institutions

Estimation of students going to the main non-European destinations

Top ten destinations for UK student mobility 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 France 2,306 2,146 2,192 2,159 2,190 Spain 1,637 USA 1,758 1,794 1,886 1,753 1,603 1,654 1,578 1,632 1,749 Germany 1,130 985 971 1,010 986 Italy 741 669 658 654 Canada 694 595 630 655 612 671 Australia 389 403 458 509 552 Netherlands 365 382 325 323 360 Sweden 238 251 Finland 241 262 278 233 213 222 Latin Amer. 209

Estimation of total UK Student Mobility

Students going abroad by destination (in %)