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Publication | 2019

Studying abroad - benefits and unequal uptake

Studying abroad - benefits and unequal uptake
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Headlines

  • Student mobility has a positive impact on career progression and increases the uptake and completion of postgraduate studies, especially for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
  • The benefits of student mobility are unequally distributed, since individuals with less advantaged backgrounds are less likely to study abroad.
  • Student mobility is more common at universities with a greater share of students from advantaged socio-economic backgrounds.
  • Student mobility could become more inclusive if grant funding and incentives targeted universities with a high proportion of less advantaged students.