ENIS - European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice
The European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice (ENIS) COST Action responds to the pressing need for systematic interdisciplinary and international exchange of knowledge on theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, findings, and best practice examples, and for translating scientific findings into recommendations for international student mobility (ISM) practice.
The Action brings together established researchers, early-career investigators (ECIs) and PhD students from different scientific disciplines, countries, and research communities as well as stakeholders from international offices, international student and study abroad organizations, and different policy levels to offer comparative and practical insights into ISM dynamics.
The Action is organised into five Working Groups:
Global ISM flows and trends at the macro level.
Social inequalities in access to and during ISM.
The social and cultural integration of international students in their host countries.
The impact of ISM on graduates’ careers.
Connecting research and practice.
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About COST
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) is a funding organisation which supports the development of research networks, called COST Actions. These networks offer an open space for collaboration among scientists across Europe (and beyond) and thereby give impetus to research advancements and innovation. The European Network on International Student Mobility (ENIS) is a COST Action with whom the IAU works closely.
Giorgio Marinoni, IAU Manager for Internationalization, sits on the Management Committee of COST Action - European Network on International Student Mobility: Connecting Research and Practice. He aslo manages WG5: Connecting Research and Practice.
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ENIS Working Group 5 (WG5) focuses on the development of tangible recommendations for a range of stakeholders, including policy makers, study abroad organisations, higher education institutions, and international offices. In WG5, participants work on the development of strategies to improve the connection between ISM researchers and practitioners to cooperate in empirical research projects. WG5 conducts different activities and produced several outputs such as guidelines, policy briefs, short articles and webinars, which are available on the ENIS website.
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Key outcomes of the project, including reports, tools, and resources that support and enhance international student mobility across Europe.
One key output of WG5 is the paper “Im/mobility in a disruptive time: the impact of Covid-19 on the size and directional flow of international student mobility.“ Access the paper here.
Please explore outputs here.