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Academia - “generating profit -

spending one week and earning years”

The quote in the title is from a Swedish participant in an Academia mobility exchange held in Estonia in
2022. As per the previous article, Academia is a learning mobility initiative launched by the Euroguidance
network and has a long history, first starting in 1992. To date, thousands of guidance professionals from all
over Europe have participated.

Academia participants in Tallinn Old town, Estonia, 2022.
Photo: Anni Sahkur

Estonia joined the Academia network in 2000, and New theme for Academia in 2022
because we have a small guidance community, learn-
ing from other countries has been a crucial part of our In 2022, Euroguidance Estonia, in co-operation with
community’s learning curve. Hundreds of Estonian partner organisations, tried a new focus for the learning
guidance professionals have had the opportunity to gain mobility hosted in Estonia – how to support the people
experiences and knowledge and build networks through who want to study or work abroad and who have come
learning mobilities in Europe and indeed, we have host- from abroad and need further career guidance - and - to
ed around the same number of European professionals explore topics related to international learning and work
as we have sent out. mobility, as well as multiculturalism.

Euroguidance Insight Magazine Issue 2/2022