Dr. Kristina Hauschildt

Das EUROSTUDENT-Projekt sammelt und analysiert vergleichbare Daten über die soziale Dimension der europäischen Hochschulbildung. Es wird eine breite Palette von Themen im Zusammenhang mit den sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der Studierenden abgedeckt. Das Projekt ist bestrebt, zuverlässige und aufschlussreiche länderübergreifende Vergleiche zu liefern. Dies geschieht durch die Verbindung eines zentralen Koordinationsansatzes mit einem starken Netzwerk von nationalen Partnern in jedem teilnehmenden Land. Auf diese Weise kann eine Bewertung der Stärken und Schwächen der jeweiligen nationalen Rahmenbedingungen im internationalen Vergleich vorgenommen werden. [...] Vollständiger Abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:es7:2.0.0

This article provides an overview of the steps required to implement a cross-national survey of higher education students. Discussing the challenges and potential errors involved when drawing upon a total survey error framework, it provides examples based on insights into the EUROSTUDENT project. The article thus highlights aspects to be considered for comparative, cross-cultural student surveys and offers practical recommendations that can help mitigate survey errors and promote the effective implementation of comparative student surveys.

The EUROSTUDENT VII – Synopsis of Indicators is the central publication of the EUROSTUDENT project and the result of the collaboration of a European-wide network. It comprises data from student surveys conducted in 25 countries in the European Higher Education Area during the seventh round of the EUROSTUDENT project. Adopting a broad, comparative perspective, the EUROSTUDENT VII – Synopsis of Indicators provides information on students’ socio-economic and study-related backgrounds, their study conditions and experiences, including international mobility, and their living conditions. It aims to inspire policy debates on the topic of the social dimension and lay the ground for further research.

Das EUROSTUDENT-Projekt sammelt und analysiert vergleichbare Daten über die soziale Dimension der europäischen Hochschulbildung. Es wird eine breite Palette von Themen im Zusammenhang mit den sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der Studierenden abgedeckt. Das Projekt ist bestrebt, zuverlässige und aufschlussreiche länderübergreifende Vergleiche zu liefern. Dies geschieht durch die Verbindung eines zentralen Koordinationsansatzes mit einem starken Netzwerk von nationalen Partnern in jedem teilnehmenden Land. Auf diese Weise kann eine Bewertung der Stärken und Schwächen der jeweiligen nationalen Rahmenbedingungen im internationalen Vergleich vorgenommen werden. [...] Vollständiger Abstract: https://doi.org/10.21249/DZHW:es7:1.0.0

This edition of the Bologna Process Implementation Report charts important progress made over two decades when it comes to mobility, quality assurance and recognition, but also points to the work needed in the future. The report shows how European higher education systems advanced with concerted national reforms. This in itself is a remarkable achievement. Nevertheless, the process was not all plain sailing. Some countries moved faster than others, and some embedded reforms more deeply. As a result of reaching different levels of implementation, the foundations of the European Higher Education Area are not yet stable enough. Students, researchers and higher education institutions may still face unnecessary obstacles in their work together.

This publication presents indicators on the social dimension of higher education in the European Higher Education Area in four key areas: Demographics and social background of students, transition and access into higher education, students’ employment, and the financial situation of students. To what extent can students of different backgrounds be found within the higher education systems? How open and flexible are European higher education systems in providing access to students entering higher education at different points in their lives, and with different past experiences? What are the circumstances under which students pursue their studies and how do they make a living?

This short report presents a condensed overview of the EUROSTUDENT Synopsis of Indicators - the central publication of the project and the result of the collaboration of a European-wide network including researchers, data collectors, representatives of national ministries, and other stakeholders. It comprises data from student surveys conducted in 28 countries in the European Higher Education Area during the sixth round of the EUROSTUDENT project.
This overview provides selected findings on topics such as characteristics of student populations, transition into and within higher education, study, working, and living conditions as well as international student mobility.

The new intelligence brief analyses international student mobility in Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine. The main focus of the IB is to describe and compare plans and realisations of temporary enrolments abroad, as well as examining major channels and obstacles for international mobility.

In den EUROSTUDENT Ländern finden sich große Unterschiede mit Blick auf die Empfängerquoten und Struktur öffentlicher Förderung, u.a. durch unterschiedliche Grundkonzeptionen der staatlichen Förderung. In den meisten Ländern erhalten Studierende vom öffentlichen Sektor Förderung sowohl in Form von rückzahlbaren als auch nicht-rückzahlbaren Leistungen. Die unterschiedlichen Implikationen der beiden Förderarten werden dargestellt und diskutiert. Ein empirischer Zusammenhang zwischen der durchschnittlichen Empfängerquote und der Höhe des Darlehensanteils der staatlichen Förderung lässt sich nicht feststellen.

The share of recipients of public support as well as the composition of this support differs greatly across EUROSTUDENT countries. In most countries, financial support from the public sector is available to students in the form of both grants and loans. This brief discusses the implications of the two different types of support. A relationship between the average share of recipients in a country and the share of loans can currently not be found in the EUROSTUDENT countries.