Az Európai Felsőoktatási Térség adta lehetőségek: Az Erasmus ösztöndíjprogramban részt vevő hallgatók tapasztalatainak felmérése

Szabina Bencze; Ágnes Tóth-Szerecz

Authors

Szabina Bencze University of Pecs
Ágnes Tóth-Szerecz Bárczi Gusztáv Módszertani Központ

Keywords:

student mobility, Bologna process, scholarship, Erasmus programme

Abstract

The most effective and most popular segment of the European Higher Education Area is student mobility, which provides opportunity for students to get international experience. The standardization of higher education systems in Europe and the scholarship programs offer good altenative throughout their university years and broaden the perspective of students. In addition to the language learning opportunity, the students improve their knowledge, which has a positive effect on their studies and their position at the labour market. The opinion and experiences of those students who have participated in the program earlier are very useful feedback to measure the effectiveness of student mobility.
This research was carried out to explore topics that are not included in the majority of related literature in Hungary, such as the financial background of the students’ international studies, the most popular courses, as well as the skills and expertise students generally acquire during the mobility. We try to present an overall picture on the mobility trends of participating students, as well as on the effectiveness of Erasmus programme. In addition to this, we also elaborate on the positive effect of international experience and enhanced language skills on the student’s position at the Hungarian and international labour market. Based on the experience of students we discover the common requirements of the receiving higher education institutions.

Author Biographies

Szabina Bencze, University of Pecs

Szabina Bencze is a Third Year Ph.D. Student of University of Pécs Doctoral School of Education. Her research interests include the funding of education, the disadvantaged social groups and student mobility. She graduated from the Department of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Pécs in Social Policy MA in 2012. She works at Orfű Tourism Association, where she is mainly responsible for project management.
Ágnes Tóth-Szerecz, Bárczi Gusztáv Módszertani Központ

Ágnes Tóth-Szerecz works as a speech therapist in the Bárczi Gusztáv Módszertani Központ (Gusztáv Bárczi Methodological Centre). She has been a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Special Education of Kaposvár University Faculty of Pedagogy for 3 years. She is a Third Year Ph.D. Student in the University of Pécs. Research interests: Erasmus students, dyslexia and disadvantaged people, adult speech therapy.