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The sample
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Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
N=504 (no required questions, therefore, the total number of respondents varies per question)
Former and current international students in Italy
Median age: 23,5
They studied at 20 different
Italian universities
Regional distribution:
Southern EU41%
Western EU34%
Eastern Europe
16%
Europe rest4%
Other Continents
3%
Nordics2%
Data in %, 100% =
What do/did they study?
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 20103
Data in %, 100% = 503
Social Sciences17%
Economics and Business
14%
Architecture14%Medicine,
Pharmacy, Psychology
22%
Others11%
Law7%
Communication7%
Natural Sciences and Maths
8%
What were their reasons to come to Italy?
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Data in %, 100% = 493
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Academic13%
Cultural56%
Other5%
New living environment
16%
Possible future careers
6%
Friends or family living abroad
4%
How did they choosethe university?
5Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Rankings11%
Quality of faculty44%
Placement services
21%
Other8%
No choice11%
City5%
Data in %, 100% = 465
Quality of courses
6Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Data in %, 100% = 493
,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 50,0
Excellent
Good
Sufficient
Bad
14,8
49,3
27,6
8,3
Quality of universityfacilities and services
7Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Data in %, 100% = 495
,0
5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
Excellent Good Sufficient Bad
11,1
30,932,3
25,7
8Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
What aspect of your stay did they not appreciate?
Data in %, 100% = 495
,0
5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
40,0
None of these
Too expensive
Bad quality of classes
Lack of integration
Language difficulties
35,9
24,7
15,8 15,6
7,9
Overall impression
9Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Data in %, 100% = 495
1 (very bad) 2 (bad) 3 (ok) 4 (good) 5 (excellent)
2,6
5,9
11,9
36,0
43,6
Different nationalities-different quality assessment?
10Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Country of origin Total
West EU South EU East EU North EU Europe rest
other continents
Quality of courses
Bad 9 9 1 11 19 7 8
Sufficient 34 24 17 33 33 43 27
Good 45 50 62 56 43 29 49
Excellent 12 17 20 0 5 21 15
100% = 167 203 76 9 21 14 490
Different nationalities -different problems?
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Country of origin
TotalWest EU South EU East EU North EU
Europe
rest
other
continents
Factors you
did not
appreciate
None of
these
32.74 39.22 37.84 44.44 23.81 28.57 35.92
Too
expensive
20.24 25.98 35.14 0 38.1 7.14 24.9
Bad quality
of classes
20.83 16.18 6.76 11.11 4.76 21.43 15.92
Lack of
integration
22.02 10.78 14.86 22.22 9.52 14.29 15.51
Language
difficulties
4.17 7.84 5.41 22.22 23.81 28.57 7.76
100%= 168 204 74 9 21 14 490
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Different nationalities-different satisfaction?
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Country of origin Total
West EU South EU East EU North EU Europe rest other continents
Overallsatisfaction
5 30.8 51.0 52.0 33.3 38.1 50.0 43.3
4 38.5 36.3 36.0 33.3 23.8 28.6 36.2
3 16.6 8.8 4.0 22.2 23.8 21.4 12.0
2 9.5 2.9 4.0 11.1 14.3 0.0 5.9
1 4.7 1.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
100% = 169 204 75 9 21 14 492
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Who will come back?
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Country of origin
TotalWest EU
South EU
East EUNorth
EUEurope
rest
other continent
s
Factors you did
not appreciat
e
None of these
32.74 39.22 37.84 44.44 23.81 28.57 35.92
Too expensiv
e20.24 25.98 35.14 0 38.1 7.14 24.9
Bad quality
of classes
20.83 16.18 6.76 11.11 4.76 21.43 15.92
Lack of integrati
on22.02 10.78 14.86 22.22 9.52 14.29 15.51
Language
difficulties
4.17 7.84 5.41 22.22 23.81 28.57 7.76
Country of origin Total
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Probability to return to Italy to work
0-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%
Region of origin
Other
continents
43 14 21 21
Europe rest 33 19 33 14
North EU 33 22 33 11
East EU 15 32 35 18
South EU 27 29 32 12
West EU 27 35 27 11
Total 26 31 31 13
Data in %, 100% = 495
Further observations
The most popular countries to study in:
1 United Kingdom
2. Spain
3. France
4. Germany
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• A large majority (83.5%) has learned the Italian language before
• Most students spend 10 months in Italy
• The average length is 9 months
• 62% think that this period is just fine, whereas 35% find it too short
Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
Conclusions
• Global evaluation of talianUniversities is positive
• A good feedback on courses quality and overall experience
• Services and facilities are able to receive students
• Likelihood of coming back for studies or work is relatively low.
15Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
UPS DOWNS
Conclusions
• Italy is still regarded mainlyas a destination for leisure
• Difficulties in retainingpotentially high skilledforeigners
17Source: ThinkYoung " Survey on Foreign Students in Italian Universities" October 2010
• Need for promotion of excellence and programs to incentive foreign students in extending their stays
• Need for an internationalisation of the courses- more classes to betaught in English
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