Universities UK International has published the first report of its Widening Participation in UK Outward Student Mobility project. The project builds on the 2016 Gone International report, which showed that a study/internship abroad leads to better grades, and better chances of a better job; but the report also showed that students from underrepresented groups were less likely to go abroad. The Widening Participation project (supported in the ERASMUS+ programme) intends to address this situation. The current 1st phase report analyses the current situation and formulates recommendations; in the 2nd phase, a toolbox will be developed to help universities increase the number of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, lower HE participation regions, black and minority ethnic groups, students with a disability and students who’ve been in the ‘care system’ (“care leavers”).
