One million hybrid babies, better transversal skills and job prospects – is there a downside to Erasmus?

"Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it". George Bernard Shaw.
This year, a study on the impact of the Erasmus mobility programme revealed that there are now over one million Erasmus babies roaming Europe and the world – meaning offspring from parents who have met while one or both were on an Erasmus exchange in another country. Considering that about three million students have participated in the programme, one million babies is quite an impressive figure. More...