memo toolMonitoring Exchange Mobility

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memo tool for HEIs

• memo analyses the impact of international mobility on students

• memo provides information on how mobility affects students and how students change during a stay abroad

memo focuses on the effects of different types of

mobility on the development of students’ personality traits which

are closely linked to employability skills and

intercultural competences

memo approach

• memo is much more than a student satisfaction survey

• memo tool contains a psychometric-related part which enables to measure the real (not perceived) development of students

memo uses data based on students’

assessment of their own behaviour

(psychometric analysis) before and after the

mobility period to show the real effect of mobility

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memo factors

• memo introduces 10 memo

factors describing the main

personality traits of students

related to intercultural

competences and

employability skills

• comparison of pre-departure

and post-return values are

used to assess the direct

outcomes of the mobility

experience and show real

development of students

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memo survey

• two-phase survey (15 - 20min)• pre-departure survey• post-return survey

• completed by outgoing & incoming students

• currently available in 8 language versions

• individualized survey for each university

• easy and effortless survey process for participating institutions

• personal feedback for all participating students

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memo report for HEI

annual memo report produced for each participating university

• Data analysis report• comparison with memo average results• comparison with peer institutions (same type and

size)• comparison with previous years (for long-term memo

partner HEIs)

• Executive summary with main findings

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memo and EIS

• memo tool was used in the Erasmus Impact Study to measure the impact of student mobility on individual skills enhancement, development of personality traits and employability of students

Some key findings:• more than 85% of Erasmus students decide to go abroad

in order to increase their employability

• 92% of employers are looking for transversal skills when recruiting (these skills are measured by the memo factors)

• on average, Erasmus students have better employability skills after a stay abroad than 70% of all students

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Thank you for your attention.For more information please contact:

Dana Petrova, CHE Consult GmbH

dana.petrova@che-consult.de