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Student mobility exchange programs as contribution to the development of educational tourism and intercultural communication

Today when the world is globalized and full of new and free ideas regarding development we see the creation of new forms of tourism and special interest tourism. In the classification of special forms of tourism, we can also include educational tourism within which student exchanges are becoming more important. Through the mobility programmes students temporary exchange their domicile country for a host country and in that way they become part of the globalization process and are included in a specific form of tourism. The process of education through international cooperation combines various themes and programmes and thus affects the individual and the environment in a way that it develops intercultural communication between all participants in the programme and contributes to the development of the society as a whole. Sharing experiences through the exchange of students and academics creates a new paradigm in education. By participating in the exchange, students take part in intercultural communication and the exchange affects their personal development because they find themselves in new situations and unfamiliar surroundings, which helps them realize the importance of co-creation and fellowship in a new environment with new protagonists. This is the way they become citizens of the world and take responsibility for themselves and their future. The awareness that permanent job security no longer exists implies the need to constantly acquire new knowledge and skills in tourism. These developments have led to the development of a special form of tourism called educational tourism, and student exchange is the most important part of this form. Using the results of research, the aim of this study is to question how the exchange of students as a form of educational tourism through international mobility affects the development of tourism as a whole. The research was conducted using the method of interviewing students who have participated in student exchange programmes and it indicates that most of them see this form of education as a valuable experience that eliminates cultural and other barriers and contributes to the development of mutual relations, and therefore tourism in general.

educational tourism ; mobility of students ; intercultural communication

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