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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 16h

As part of October’s World Access to Higher Education Day, we invite you to join a special edition of EUROSTUDENT Talks on October 23, focusing on students with disabilities in higher education.

Register 👉 tinyurl.com/2ymnhxpe

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 2d

Across EUROSTUDENT countries, 26% of students face an accommodation cost overburden.
International students report it even more often than domestic ones. The burden is also heavier for those relying on public student support. Also, students w. financial difficulties are far more likely to struggle.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 6d

Our 🇸🇪 Swedish colleagues at UHR have published two interesting reports based on E:8 results. Take a look!

👉 How international master's students in Sweden experience their studies: tinyurl.com/4vps99h7
👉 Study environment in shortage occupation programmes with gender imbalances: tinyurl.com/2vppe29d

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 9d

When looking at students' time budget, 🇱🇻 Latvian and 🇵🇱 Polish students top the charts, spending 54 hours/week on study & work — compared to just 41 hours in 🇫🇷 France. On average, part-time students clock 10 more hours weekly than full-timers, mostly due to working nearly 3× as much (32h vs 11h).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 13d

Older students = happier students?
According to the EUROSTUDENT 8 data, students aged 30+ report the highest well-being scores (avg. 56 points) vs. 50 points for younger peers.
Read more 👉 🔗 tinyurl.com/rdndxpak

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 16d

Did you know that students in the fields of 🧑‍🏫 Education as well as 💼 Business, Administration & Law more often engage in part-time, distance, or online studies compared to those in other subject groups? Not surprisingly, 💻 ICT students especially stand out with high levels of online learning.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 19d

Can you imagine a more scenic place for intensively checking #EUROSTUDENT data and coding together with @ihs.ac.at & @joriscuppen.bsky.social?
Researchers from 🇨🇾, 🇵🇱, 🇸🇰, 🇨🇿, 🇫🇮, 🇳🇴, 🇭🇷 & 🇱🇹 met this week for data delivery seminars in Altes Kloster in 🇦🇹Hainburg.
Thanks for all the participants! 👋

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 20d

Last #EUROSTUDENTTalks was advertised with an extra short notice, but the recording is available you if you couldn't make it! 🤩
youtu.be/4ICZyHJFCq0

If you missed it, rewatch now to see how young people are the driving force behind innovation to ensure the resilience of HE & society as a whole 🇺🇦🌻

From Crisis to Capacity: Rethinking HE Resilience Through Ukraine’s Lens

YouTube video by EUROSTUDENT_eu

youtu.be

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 23d

💸 🫰 Working students earn a median of 811 PPS/month (PPS: Purchasing Power Standard), but income varies widely across the countries — it's highest in 🇲🇹 Malta, lowest in 🇩🇰 Denmark.
In most countries, male students earn more than female students: partly due to working about an hour more per week.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 28d

EUROSTUDENT Talks is back from the summer break!👋
Come join the webinar on 18.09.

With student representatives Viktoriia Hermanchuk & Volodymyr Sydiaha we'll dicuss how has the war in 🇺🇦 Ukraine shaped HE and what can we learn from it when it comes to resilience & adaptation.

Sign up 👉 rb.gy/yd70yr

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Sep 8

Young students and those relying on public support are more likely to live in student housing. Especially in the Netherlands, Slovakia & the Czech Republic, many students dependent on public support live in dorms. Students who regard themselves as ‘workers’ live in student accommodation less often.

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Sep 4

Across all E:8 countries, 1/3 of students with 👶 have a youngest child under the age of 6. Most of the young children under 6 can be found in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Iceland, Austria & Switzerland and particularly in Azerbaijan & Georgia, where the share is more than 80%.
🧐 tinyurl.com/2zbred8z

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Sep 1

🧑‍💼 ➡️ 🧑‍🎓
Did you know that in 🇮🇸 Iceland (62%), 🇩🇰 Denmark (52%), and 🇸🇪 Sweden (49%), many students arrive at university with serious work experience (1+ year, 20+ hrs/week)?

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 28

23% of all students report a (very) negative impact of the COVID-19 on the financing of their studies. The share ranges from a bit more than 10% in Lithuania to more than 33% in Portugal. Most students reported no or even positive impact, but remember that these results don't include dropouts.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 25

▪️ Older students (30+) are less likely to study abroad.
▪️ PhD-granting unis send more students abroad.

New EHESO report (based on #EHESO & #EUROSTUDENT data from 23 countries) explores how age, family background & uni type affect access to international study opportunities.
👉 tinyurl.com/45ktsuu4

The European Higher Education Sector Observatory - Publications Office of the EU

This report examines which students in European higher education get to study abroad and what factors influence their opportunities. Drawing from data across 23 European countries, we found that: -…

tinyurl.com

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 21

Across Europe, students’ well-being drops as parental financial status declines.
🟢 “Very well-off” parents → avg. well-being score: 57
🔴 “Not at all well-off” → 42

This trend holds in nearly every EUROSTUDENT country.

Read more: rb.gy/wpmwtq

EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 18

EUROSTUDENT data shows that there's a great variance in the share of delayed transition students between different countries. The highest share of them can be found in Finland (34%), followed by Sweden & Iceland. The smallest shares of the group occur in France & Georgia.
More 👉 tinyurl.com/4myj5xjx

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 14

Did you know that women are more likely than men to come from non-tertiary educated families in all EUROSTUDENT countries except 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, and 🇲🇹 Malta? And that domestic students more often come from non-tertiary educated families than international students?

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 11

♿ On average, 21% of students in EUROSTUDENT countries indicate being at least somewhat limited by a disability in their daily life.
At least a quarter of students indicate a disability limiting to daily life in 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇸 Iceland, and 🇩🇰 Denmark.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎓✈️ Studying abroad? 64% of students get full credit for temporary enrolments — but internships lag at just 44%.

Big gaps by country:
🇫🇮 Finland leads on internship credit (86%), while 🇭🇷 Croatia & 🇬🇪 Georgia lag behind (~20%);
🇭🇺 Hungary: only 40% full recognition for studies abroad

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Jul 31

In EUROSTUDENT, Purchasing Power Standard (PPS) is used as a common aritificial currency.
1 PPS = same value basket in all EU-27 states, cutting out exchange rate & price level noise.

Below, accommodation costs in PPS are shown by form of housing for students not living with their parents 👇

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Jul 28

Students who perceive themselves to be 'workers' study less but hustle more:
📚 They spend just 69% of the study time that ‘student’-students do.
⏱️ But with jobs added, their total weekly workload (studying and working together) is 13% higher.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Jul 24

Study modes differ between different types of HEIs.
🎓 Non-unis lean into part-time & online learning.
🏫 Public HEIs lead in part-time, but lag in online formats.
💻 Fewer staff = more distance learning.
🏛️ More research = less flexible formats.
🖋️ Specialised HEIs = more online/part-time options.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Jul 21

Did you know that, on average, students in all countries most often report experiencing financial obstacles for studying abroad (57%), followed by social (30%), motivational (26%) and practical obstacles (22%)? However, each obstacle shows great variation between countries.
More: shorturl.at/pRXRW

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · Jul 17

As you know #EUROSTUDENTTalks are currently on a summer break 🏖️ , but if you have missed any of our previous episodes, they're still all worthwhile rewatching!

Check it out before our new season starting in September!
🔗 www.eurostudent.eu/talks

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