Given the fact that we have a globalised economy today, discussion still continues as to whether skills in a foreign language and intercultural competencies is getting more important. Going abroad during studies is an important factor in aquiring such skills. While it is continuously examined under which conditions students decide to study abroad, there is only little knowledge about the differentiated impacts of students‘ foreign mobility.

The final workshop therefore focuses on empirical as well as theoretical impacts of studies abroad, e.g.:

If you would like to offer a contribution in the form of an extended paper (1-2 pages), please send it in English or German to Ms Tamara Peter (tamara.peter@uni-siegen.de) by  May, 30th 2014 at the latest. Your paper should contain a definition of the problem, the methodology and/or the theoretical approach as well as the first results. You will be notified of the acceptance of your contribution by June, 6th 2014.

The MOHSL Team is looking forward to your submissions and will be pleased to answer any questions.

Contact: Tamara Peter    (tamara.peter@uni-siegen.de)

Further information are available on our website www.mohsl.de