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centres, the seminar puts the topic into a wider
perspective.

“I applied for this seminar because I wanted to acquire
new methods I can directly implement in my everyday
work with pupils. This is exactly what the seminar has
given me: very specific examples of how to help
pupils choose their further education (and one day –
their occupation),” claims Mirna Dejanovi", one of the
participants of the seminar and an English language
teacher from the elementary school “Mate Lovrak” in
Petrinja.

As the previous seminars on guidance counselling
have so far proven to be quite successful,
Euroguidance Croatia is planning on organising
seminars for further generations of teachers and
counsellors in the years to come. After all, teaching
young people how to make career decisions and
achieve lifelong employability is indeed a task that
needs all the support it can get.

Doris Monjac
Euroguidance Croatia

Imbalanced mobility among students in Europe

The number of internationally mobile students worldwide continues to grow rapidly and
is likely to approach five million this year. At the same time, there are a lot of
differences and imbalances between countries in terms of the number of incoming and
outgoing students. This conclusion is drawn in a report prepared for the Austrian
Ministry for Science and Research.

The report shows that nearly half of all students mobile globally
are studying in a European country, while a quarter are
studying in America. One in five are choosing a host country in
Asia or Oceania, while only 2% are studying in an African
country. There is also an imbalance within continents as to how
many are leaving and how many are coming. For example
European countries are hosting 46% of all mobile students,
while European students represent only 24% of all outgoing
students. Europe therefore receives almost twice as many
students as it sends off.

Large differences within Europe

There are considerable differences within the European Higher
Education Area (EHEA), with some countries receiving many

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