Peer Learning Activity: Internationalisation and Mobility

Group picture of all participants — DAAD / Martin Magunia

The European higher education landscape is evolving, with digital formats, sustainability, and inclusivity shaping the mobility debate more than ever. This peer learning activity brought together officials, experts and university representatives to exchange national experiences and discuss forward-looking internationalisation strategies.

Since the launch of the Bologna Process, student mobility has been at the heart of policy reforms within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The goal of having at least 20% of EHEA graduates complete an academic or professional experience abroad has been consistently reaffirmed in ministerial declarations over the past two decades. The debate on how to achieve this target has gained renewed momentum, particularly following the EU Member States’ commitment to an even more ambitious objective under Europe on the Move.

At the same time, the rise of digital formats, as well as growing emphasis on sustainability and inclusivity, is reshaping not only discussions on mobility but also the broader internationalisation discourse within higher education.

This peer learning activity aimed to explore the complexity of internationalisation and mobility, drawing on diverse national experiences. In addition to members of the relevant EHEA working group, the event brought together higher education policy experts and university representatives working in the field of internationalisation and mobility.

Date	26.05.2025
Time	10.00-16.30
Place	Universitätsclub Bonn, Konviktstraße 9, 53113 Bonn
Target group	Higher Education Policy Experts; Higher Education Representatives working in the field of Internationalisation & Mobility; Members of the BFUG Working Group on Internationalisation and Mobility
Objective	Facilitate an exchange of views on EHEA mobility targets and peer-learning on member countries’ internationalisation strategies and priorities.
Programme	Programme
Documentation	Going beyond the 20% student mobility benchmark, Howard Davies Europe on the Move: Meeting the EU’s mobility targets, Mia Wallin Hansen What internationalisation? Concepts of responsible, comprehensive, inclusive and sustainable internationalisation, Laura Rumbley A balanced story about balanced internationalisation, Paul Persoon Zeer Austria’s National Mobility and Internationalisation Strategy for Higher Education 2020–2030, Christina Raab Germany’s Bund-Länder strategy for the internationalisation of higher education institutions, Tina Weber Higher education policy initiatives to foster internationalisation in the Republic of Moldova, Lilia Parhomenco