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Federal Servants of Inclusion? The Governance of Student Mobility in Canada and the EU
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Abstract Student mobility constitutes a core pillar of higher education internationalisation. Reflecting wider global trends, Canada and the EU have increasingly prioritised equity and inclusion in their student mobility programmes. Canada’s Global Skills Opportunity programme, launched in 2021, provides fed... view more
Student mobility constitutes a core pillar of higher education internationalisation. Reflecting wider global trends, Canada and the EU have increasingly prioritised equity and inclusion in their student mobility programmes. Canada’s Global Skills Opportunity programme, launched in 2021, provides federal funding specifically to low-income students, students with disabilities, and Indigenous students. The EU’s Erasmus Programme has a long-standing tradition of community-building through inclusive student mobility. This article traces the principle of inclusion as a mobility rationale and analyses the role of the federal government in Canada and the European Commission in the EU supporting it. Using a policy framing lens, this study compares problem definitions, policy rationales, and solutions for federal/supranational involvement in student mobility. Findings show that inclusiveness has been an underlying silent value, yet it has mostly supported larger political and economic goals in both contexts.... view less
Keywords
Canada; EU; student; educational mobility; mobility; regionalization; university level of education
Classification
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Free Keywords
Erasmus; European Union; Global Skills Opportunity; higher education; student mobility
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 251-263
Journal
Politics and Governance, 11 (2023) 3
Issue topic
United in Uniqueness? Lessons From Canadian Politics for European Union Studies
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed