EUROSTUDENT project

The main aim of the EUROSTUDENT project is to collate comparable data on the social dimension of European higher education.
It focuses on the socio-economic background and on the living conditions of students, but it also investigates temporary international mobility. The project strives to provide reliable and insightful cross-country comparisons.
It does this through coupling a central coordination approach with a strong network of national partners in each participating country. In this way, an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the respective national frameworks in international comparison can be made.
The main users of our findings are higher education policy-makers at national and European level, researchers in this field, managers of higher education institutions and - of course - students all over Europe.
Next to publishing a comparative report towards the end of the project, we will provide national country profiles and make sure our results are being used in other studies on the social dimension of higher education in Europe. The fourth round of EUROSTUDENT began in November 2008 and will be completed in October 2011. 25 European countries are actively contributing to the project.
Comparative Reports
Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life in Europe. Synopsis of Indicators EIV. Conference Version June 2011.