Swimming upstream: Understanding the barriers to going abroad for under-represented students

Not all students have the opportunity to participate in internationalisation and outbound mobility. What are the obstacles that students – particularly those from under-represented groups – face? How do their circumstances influence their participation? During this session, you will get into character, encounter various real-life situations and raise your awareness regarding the accessibility, or lack thereof, of going abroad.

Topics

• Social responsibility
• Diversity, equity and inclusion
• Student and staff mobility
• Student exchange and study abroad

Chair

• Ellen van Veen, 

  Expertise Centrum Inclusief Onderwijs (ECIO), Netherlands

Speakers

• Wim Gabriels, 

  Erasmus Student Network, Belgium

• Ruth Verhoeff, 

  Nuffic, Netherlands