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

2. 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

3. 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

4. SM from 59 institutions

5. UK Erasmus students since 1997/98 by groups

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

7. Erasmus main destinations

8. UK Erasmus Mobility in selected areas

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

10. Students going to the US (59 institutions)

11. Students going to Canada (59 institutions)

12. Students going to Australia (59 institutions)

13. Students going to Singapore and Hong Kong (59 institutions)

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

15. Students going to Latin America (59 institutions)

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

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

18. 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

19. Estimation of total UK Student Mobility

20. Students going abroad by destination (in %)