Student mobility in Western Balkan countries Student mobility in Western Balkan countries Research report Milos Besic, Phd. Associate Professor at Faculty of Political Sciences - Podgorica COLOPHON Student mobility in Western Balkan countries Research report A publication of the King Baudouin Foundation Rue Brederode 21, B 1000 Brussels AUTHOR Milos Besic, Phd. Associate Professor at Faculty of Political Sciences - Podgorica COORDINATION Gerrit Rauws Director, King Baudouin Foundation Stefan Schäfers European Programme Advisor, King Baudouin Foundation Michèle Duesberg Assistant, King Baudouin Foundation GRAPHIC CONCEPT PuPiL LAYOUT Jean-Pierre Marsily PRINT ON DEMAND Manufast-ABP, a non-profit, special-employment enterprise This publication can be downloaded free of charge from www.kbs-frb.be A printed version of this electronic publication is available free of charge: order online from www.kbs-frb.be, by e-mail at
[email protected] or call King Baudouin Foundations’ Contact Center +32-70-233 728, fax + 32-70-233-727 LEGAL deposit: D/2893/2009/03 ISBN-13: 978-90-5130-638-5 EAN: 9789051306385 ORDER NUMBER: 1866 January 2009 With the support of the Belgian National Lottery FOREWORD The main goal of this survey was to identify the perception, attitudes and experiences of students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia regarding studying abroad. In this context the survey explored the motivation and expectations towards studying abroad, the main problems and obstacles, the question how students obtain information as well as potential negative effects of being abroad. Moreover, the survey intended to bring some background information into the debate on student mobility in the Western Balkans and specially the so called isolation of the region: a debate which is often marked by personal experience of few and less on facts and figures.