Evaluating universal student mobility: contrasting policy discourse and student narratives in Luxembourg

For decades, Luxembourg did without a national university. Before and after the University of Luxembourg’s founding (UL) (2003), tertiary education status being Luxembourgish student have been closely linked to international mobility (ISM). This long-standing tradition was maintained in new university via compulsory ISM: bolster elite European networks internationalization. Focusing on ISM from Luxembourg, based analysis policy documents regarding UL’s foundation state allowances for students, we show that policymakers strongly favored ISM. We confront this agenda with perspectives self-identifications both credit degree mobile students. In narrative interviews, students not always view as positively policymakers. quality stay abroad is far more important: perspective lacking state’s quantity-driven agenda. country highest rates globally, constraints continue hinder equity