Iskustvo studiranja u sklopu programa Erasmus

U vrijeme pojačane globalizacije i internacionalizacije, mobilnost studenata smatra se sastavnim dijelom europskog obrazovnog sustava. Jedan od glavnih i najmasovnijih programa mobilnosti studenata je Erasmus koji ima ulogu povezati sve visokoškolske ustanove zemalja članica Europske unije. Prilika za studiranjem na mnogim europskim fakultetima, razmjena znanja sa studentima iz drugih zemalja, upoznavanje nastavnih metoda i tehnika u drukčijem akademskog i kulturnom okruženju samo su neke pozitivne stvari koje Europska unija omogućuje studentima na području obrazovanja i europskih obrazovnih politika. Cilj je ovog rada bio ispitati specifična iskustva studenata sa Sveučilišta u Zagrebu koja su stekli tijekom boravka na međunarodnoj razmjeni – Erasmus. Za potrebe rada provedeno je ukupno 14 intervjua sa studentima koji pohađaju različite fakultete na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu, a konačni uzorak obuhvatio je studente iz područja društvenih, humanističkih i prirodnih znanosti. Rezultati istraživanju pokazali su kako studenti sa Sveučilišta u Zagrebu o Erasmusu doznaju preko iskustava svojih prijatelja i društvenih mreža, a prilagodba na novu sredinu im nije predstavljala veliki problem, s obzirom da je jedan od motiva odlaska na Erasmus bila promjena sredine i upoznavanje novih ljudi i kultura. Nacionalni identitet u kontekstu samoidentifikacije jako je izražen kod studenata, dok je bitno ukazati da se svi intervjuirani studenti smatraju građanima Europe.In the time of intensified globalization and internationalization, student mobility is considered an integral part of the European education system. One of the main and most wide-reaching student mobility programmes is Erasmus, whose goal is to connect all higher education institutions within the EU. It provides students with an opportunity to study at a large number of European universities and to familiarize themselves with different teaching methods and techniques used in various academic and cultural environments, as well as to exchange knowledge with students from other countries, which are only some of positive elements that the European Union provides students when it comes to education and European education policies. The main goal of this thesis was to analyse specific experiences of students from the University of Zagreb, who took part in the Erasmus international student exchange programme. For the purpose of writing the thesis, 14 interviews were conducted with students from various faculties of the University of Zagreb, and the final sample included students from the fields of humanities, social and natural sciences. The results have shown that most students from the University of Zagreb learned about the Erasmus programme through their friends’ experiences and social media, as well as that adjusting to their new surroundings did not pose a problem, which was to be expected as one of the major motivations for the respondents’ participation in the Erasmus programme was meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. National identity within the context of self-identification has shown to be very evident with the respondents. Finally, it is important to point out that all the respondents consider themselves citizens of Europe