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The joint publication “The impact of international students on the job market: best practices for graduate retention policies” is one of the outcomes of the 2024 G7 + International Higher Education Agencies Summit. The Summit typically takes place in the country that holds the presidency of G7 – namely Italy in 2024. This year’s event was organised by ACA member organisation Uni-Italia. The high-level gathering brought together representatives from 14 national agencies to explore the importance of integrating, circulating and retaining international students and researchers in their host countries, as a means to address labour market shortages and support economic and social recovery in times of global crisis.
The publication represents the 2nd volume released by Uni-Italia on this important topic (see ACA Newsletter – Education Europe, November 2023), and features the updates from all participating countries in the Summit, based on the related research done in the respective national contexts.
Several ACA members will continue to address this crucial topic via a joint initiative. Five ACA members – the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (AMEUP, Croatia), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Tempus Public Foundation (TPF, Hungary), the Portuguese National Agency for Erasmus+ (PT01) and Fondacija Tempus (Serbia) – have joined forces, together with the ACA Secretariat, for a study exploring the economic impact of incoming Erasmus+ students in these five countries, pursuing a comparative approach.
In the first part of the project, the consortium will map various indicators typically used to assess the economic impact of both degree mobility (during studies, as well as upon graduation, for those that stay in the host country) and credit mobility, to elaborate a broad analytical framework (planned for winter 2024/25). Existing methodological approaches will be discussed during an online workshop on 21 January 2025. Participation in the workshop is open to interested experts from national agencies for Erasmus+ or other national funding organisation.
In the second part, the partners will carry out a comparative analysis of the economic effects of Erasmus+ mobility in these five countries based on the relevant, compatible metrics. This research study is running between October 2024 and December 2025.