Europe's moving targets

By Ian Mundell.The first European mobility scoreboard is proving a useful tool for universities, not least because it has revealed some worrying trends. Europe's governments have a long-standing commitment to encouraging young people to study abroad and to removing obstacles that are in their way. Yet it is only now that an overview has been produced to show what those commitments mean in practice. The first edition of the European mobility scoreboard, published in January, shows considerable variation across Europe. It also reveals areas where it is impossible to say what, if anything, has been achieved. More...