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Mobility in Europe is very much concerning higher education, academia and universities students and researchers. Organised learning mobility is linked to specific learning or developmental goals. It is the type of activity promoted by the EU or national mobility programmes. It should always lead to the earning of qualifications or credits in an appropriate form. It is the main focus of this report. Independent learning mobility, outside of these programmes is taking place and the evidence, while not very clear, suggests that it is of a significant order of magnitude. Eurostat estimated that about 550,000 university students undertake their studies abroad each year, i.e. considerably more than undertake Erasmus moves. Mobility within Europe; and exchanges with the wider world (encompassing both Europeans going out, and citizens of partner countries coming to Europe). Physical mobility, involving a move to another country; and Virtual mobility, both as a means to prepare, enrich and follow up on physical mobility moves and as a form of mobility in its own right, subject to the same link with earning qualifications/credits for individuals or EU strategic goals in the case of group mobility. Europemobility aims to promote and exchange of good practices in order to extend mobility to VET (Vocational Education and Training) as well as to other target groups, who generally are excluded by this opportunity.
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