1. Bethan Payne, Higher Education Policy Assistant Birmingham 6 th July Widening Participation in the Erasmus Programme

2. Have you, or are you planning to study abroad as part of your course?

3. Why havent you, or why arent you planning to study abroad?

4. Age

5. Social Class

6. Ethnicity

7. Subject Area

8. Main Barriers: For everyone Relevance Finance Language

9. Main Barriers: For low participation groups Worried about having to study for another year Family commitments Didnt want to be away from home * Students from lower social classes are more likely to be aware of opportunities, but less likely to go on them

10. The role of the union Erasmus society Course rep system Other societies – intercultural events? Welcome Fair

11. Bethan Payne bethan.payne@nus.org.uk bethan.payne@nus.org.uk