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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mobility at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences

Since 1987, when Erasmus program was established as a student exchange program, it has provided millions of students with the opportunity to experience student life in another country. This paper focuses on Erasmus student mobility and the challenges faced by higher education institutions after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which has had a direct effect on the academic environment. Student exchange until 2020. meant mainly a physical stay in a foreign country. Cancellation of mobility and other restrictions caused by the pandemic, denied students not only academic experience at a foreign university, but also getting to know other cultures. Although the pandemic had the greatest impact on the 2019/2020 academic year, the 2021/2022 was also marked by uncertainty and numerous cancellations. The Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Zagreb (ERF) has been participating in the Erasmus program for over 13 years. The aim of the paper is to analyse the total outgoing mobility of ERF students within the Erasmus program in the last decade. The research will show the relationship between the number of agreements and student mobility and the profile of students who participate in mobility. Special emphasis was placed on (un)realized mobilities in 2020 and 2021. Using the methods of descriptive statistics, student mobility was analysed before and during the pandemic. The results show that during 2020, the majority of student mobilities were cancelled (or terminated before time), either by foreign universities or students themselves

COVID-19 pandemic, international mobility, students exchange, Erasmus program

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