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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What does international student mobility look like? 🌍 Across EUROSTUDENT countries: 🔵 5% of students studied abroad temporarily 🟡 1% combined enrolment abroad with an internship/work placement 🟠 3% did an internship/work placement abroad 🟢 14% took part in other study-related activities abroad

Stacked bar chart showing the share of students with international mobility experience across European countries (EUROSTUDENT 8). The Netherlands has the highest reported participation (44%), followed by Malta (37%), Estonia (34%), Romania (33%), Czechia (32%) and Slovakia (32%). The overall average is 24%. The lowest shares are Poland (11%) and Azerbaijan (7%). Most mobility experiences are classified as "other study-related activities abroad" rather than study enrolment or internships abroad.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Last week, EUROSTUDENT 9 Policy Workshop brought together HE policy-makers from 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 🇨🇿 🇸🇰 🇮🇪 🇮🇸 🇦🇹 🇷🇴 🇫🇷 & the European Commission in Dublin. Over 1.5 days, we met with the HEA and visited @ucddublin.bsky.social & @dublincityuni.bsky.social, exchanging experiences and connecting policy with practice.

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5 experts from the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA) posing for a group photo at a policy workshop with the event organisers Kristina Hauschildt & Marleen Allemann-Kooli from the EUROSTUDENT.

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Presentation titled "Assessment in the Age of Generative AI" projected on a classroom screen while two presenters – one in a red jacket at left and one at right – address seated attendees taking notes and watching the slide.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In all E:9 countries except Lithuania & Azerbaijan, accommodation is the largest share of students’ living expenses and, in most countries, also their total expenses. Food is the 2nd-largest expenditure category. The highest food expenditure shares: Estonia, Slovakia, Hungary & Lithuania (27%).

Stacked bar chart titled “Costs for accommodation, food, and transportation – students not living with parents.” It shows monthly expenses as percentages of total expenses, including transfers in kind, across 24 countries. Each bar divides spending into accommodation (dark blue), food (light blue), and transportation (gray). Accommodation is the largest expense in most countries. It ranges from 21% in Azerbaijan to 51% in Denmark. Food ranges from 14% in Ireland to 27% in Estonia, Slovakia and Hungary. Transportation is generally the smallest category, ranging from 3% in Georgia to 9% in Estonia. The chart also shows a cross-country average of 37% accommodation, 23% food, and 7% transportation.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

EUROSTUDENT Talks is back and started its new "season" today! 🤩 We had an intriguing presentation about factors influencing income concentration among students. If you missed it, just rewatch now! 👉 youtu.be/nO6Ke9y5c40?...

Screenshot from the webinar showing the speaker Christoph Gwosc and a scatter plot titled "Gini coefficient based on students’ total monthly income (incl. transfers in kind), 2016–2024".

Screenshot from the webinar showing the speaker Hendrik Schirmer and a slide titled "Table 1: Results of simple linear regressions with the Gini coefficient as dependent variable".

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Over the last 4 rounds of EUROSTUDENT, students not living with parents show a quite stable investment in study-related activities for many countries. However, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland, & Finland show a slight but steady decline in time spent on taught studies (e.g., Hungary: 21h -> 16h).

A bar chart titled “Time spent on study-related activities in EUROSTUDENT V to EUROSTUDENT 8,” showing mean hours per week for students not living with parents, across 20 countries. Panel A shows taught-study hours; panel B shows personal-study hours. Each country has four bars for EUROSTUDENT V, VI, VII and 8. Taught-study time is highest in Portugal (22 hours/week in E:8) and lowest in Finland (9). Personal-study time is highest in Sweden (23 hours/week in E:8) and lowest in Romania (17). Overall, study time varies substantially by country and between taught and personal study.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The final EUROSTUDENT 9 data delivery workshops are done! 🎉 Researchers from 🇮🇹, 🇵🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇱🇹 & 🇷🇴 joined colleagues from 🇦🇹 (@ihs.ac.at) and 🇳🇱 (@joriscuppen.bsky.social) at IHS in Vienna this week. 🎡 Ferris wheel, 🕵️ scavenger hunt & lots of data checking: we’re off to the final sprint of this round now! 🏁

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

⏰ Just one week to go! What explains the big differences in student income concentration across countries? 👀 Join the next EUROSTUDENT Talks on 17.09 to hear Christoph Gwosć & Hendrik Schirmer unpack the one factor that stood out in their analysis. Don’t miss it, sign up 👉 shorturl.at/ZE885

Webinar poster for EUROSTUDENT Talks, 17.09.2026 at 11 AM CET, titled "What really matters in the end: factors influencing income concentration among students," featuring two speaker photos on a pale blue abstract background.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Flexible study isn’t just a student preference, it’s an access issue. Older students, students who work, those entering HE later, and those on alternative pathways are much more likely to study part-time, online, or at a distance. 📍 If HE wants to widen access, flexibility matters.

A bar chart titled “Study statuses and modes by student characteristics,” showing cross-country averages (percentages) across EUROSTUDENT9 countries. Three categories are compared: part-time + other, distance learning, and mostly/completely online. Overall, 15%, 9%, and 23% respectively. The chart breaks these down by age, educational background, income source, field of study, study intensity, transition duration, and access route. The highest mostly/completely online share is among students aged 30+, at 36%; the highest part-time + other share is also among students aged 30+, at 47%.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

EUROSTUDENT Talks is back from break! ☀️ EUROSTUDENT data show big differences in student income concentration by country, but what explains them? 👀 Join the Talks on 17.09 to discover the one factor that stood out in the analysis by Christoph Gwosć & Hendrik Schirmer. Sign up 👉️ shorturl.at/ZE885

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

💼 Not all student jobs are equally connected to what students study. Across EUROSTUDENT countries, students in Education, Health & Welfare, and ICT are most likely to work in jobs related to their studies, while those in Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Natural Sciences are least likely.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🚌 Where you live matters for your commute. Across EUROSTUDENT countries, students living with their parents spend the most time commuting to campus. In 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, and 🇭🇺 Hungary, a one-way trip typically takes 50–60 minutes.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎓 Students from non-tertiary educational backgrounds are more likely to delay starting a Master's degree. Across EUROSTUDENT countries: 📚 Tertiary background: 25% delayed transition 📚 Non-tertiary background: 31% delayed transition Flexible pathways into higher education matter for widening access.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🎓 Public student support plays an important role across EUROSTUDENT countries. 41% of students receive national public student support, and for those who do, it makes up 34% of their total monthly income (including transfers in kind).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

EUROSTUDENT 9 data from 🇳🇴 Norway show a worrying trend: more students are experiencing economic difficulties than in 2022. The Norwegian EUROSTUDENT team at SSB has published a new article exploring students’ financial situation. Read it here (in Norwegian): 👉 shorturl.at/ZWK4S

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Flere studenter har økonomiske utfordringer

Andel studenter som opplever økonomiske vanskeligheter har økt de siste årene, men hvor vanlig det er å oppleve økonomiske utfordringer, varierer mellom ulike studentgrupper. Trang økonomi går både ut...

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

💬 How do students view their family's financial situation? Across EUROSTUDENT countries: 📊 47% say their family is average 💰 34% consider their family very/somewhat well-off 📉 19% say their family is not very / not at all well-off

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Like every July & August, #EUROSTUDENTTalks is taking a summer break ☀️ If you missed any of our previous webinars, summer is the perfect time to catch up! Rewatch past episodes and explore topics on student life, higher education, and more. Find all previous Talks here:

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The EUROSTUDENT team organises and supports a variety of internal and external conferences, workshops and seminars in order to inform about the project results and to propel the debate on the social…

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🌍 Did you know? Nearly 1 in 4 students (24%) across EUROSTUDENT countries has an international background through their family or education. Countries with the highest shares are🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇹 Austria, and 🇸🇪 Sweden.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📊 Social inequalities in international student mobility persist. Students from academic households have consistently been more likely to study abroad than those from non-academic families. The gap was widest during the 2012–2015 peak: 🎓 Academic households: 10% 🏠 Non-academic households: 6%

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🚨 Student life is getting more expensive almost everywhere. In 88% of countries, students' total monthly expenses rose faster than inflation between E:VII and E:8. The steepest (42% or more) increases? 📈 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

⏰ Not all degrees come with the same study workload. Across EUROSTUDENT countries, students spend 16 hrs/week in taught studies and 18 hrs on personal study. Long national degree (in many countries Medicine, Law, and Teacher Education) students stand out with the highest personal study time (23hrs).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🎓 Part-time study seems to work well for many students. In 8 of 21 EUROSTUDENT countries where official part-time studies exist, part-time students are at least 5 percentage points more likely than all students to recommend their programme.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We're expanding our social media presence! 🎉 In addition to Bluesky, EUROSTUDENT is now on LinkedIn, where we'll share project updates, events, and insights on student life & higher education across Europe. Follow us: www.linkedin.com/company/euro... See you there, too! 👋

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Can public student support reduce inequality? 🧐 Our first Working Paper compares 28 #highereducation systems using the Gini coefficient. The differences are striking – and they highlight the role that student support systems can play in creating more equal study conditions. Read 👉️

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Poor students, rich students – What actually determines the income concentration among students in Europe? | eurostudent

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

⬆️ Over the last rounds of EUROSTUDENT, the employment rates of students have been rising in most EUROSTUDENT countries.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Like every July & August, #EUROSTUDENTTalks is taking a summer break ☀️🏖️ If you missed any of our previous webinars, summer is the perfect time to catch up! Rewatch past episodes and explore topics on student life, higher education, and more. Find all previous Talks here 👉️

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Student housing doesn’t always mean better connectivity 🏠️ 🛜 Across EUROSTUDENT countries, 7% of students in student accommodation report insufficient internet access — compared with 4% of students living with others, alone, or with parents, and 3% of those living with partners/children.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Across EUROSTUDENT countries, an av. of 8% of students started their studies via a non-traditional access route. The share ranges from 25% in 🇮🇸 Iceland to just 1% in 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic, 🇫🇷 France, and 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan. Students with parents without tertiary qualifications use these routes more often.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Housing, mental health, and AI – three key topics in student support services today. Representing EUROSTUDENT at #ESAC2026, we're sharing insights on students' well-being and learning from inspiring discussions with colleagues across Europe. A few shots from Kiel 📷 👋

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣 Have you worked with EUROSTUDENT data? Turn your analysis into a published paper! 🚀 The EUROSTUDENT Working Paper Series offers: ✅ Open access ✅ DOI ✅ International visibility ✅ Expert feedback Find out more 👉️ shorturl.at/mbxMl @eua.eu @esuonline.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social

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Working Paper Series | eurostudent

The EUROSTUDENT Working Paper Series offers a platform for researchers to share early-stage work analyzing data collected through EUROSTUDENT student surveys. These surveys gather comparable data on…

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Did you know that student groups receiving national public student support clearly less often than average are those attending non-universities (32%), attending private HEIs (15%), MA students (34%), and students whose parents are financially very well-off (35%)?

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Summer School for all EUROSTUDENT countries that collected data this year has just been launched by @ihs.ac.at! 🕶️ ☀️ We are looking forward to discussing all kinds of data-related questions in 7 sessions over the next weeks with our researchers from 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇱🇹, 🇱🇻, 🇳🇱, 🇵🇹, 🇷🇴.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The majority of students in the EHEA have parents with a tertiary degree. However, in 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, and 🇷🇴 Romania, students from non-tertiary educational backgrounds are in the majority, representing more than 50% of students.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

2nd-generation migrants are often underrepresented in HE. However, in 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, and 🇵🇱 Poland, the representation of such students exceeds the anticipated level – based on the share of 2nd-generation migrants in the population – by at least 33%.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Did you know that internship experiences across Europe vary sharply? For example, in 🇳🇱 the Netherlands, 41% of internships are both mandatory and paid. Meanwhile, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇵🇱 Poland, and 🇭🇷 Croatia stand out with 40%+ of voluntary internships being paid.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined EUROSTUDENT Talks on social justice & student funding in the EHEA today – plenty of intriguing questions were raised! The recording will be available once the related research paper is published. EUROSTUDENT Talks is off for a summer break now. See you in September! 👋

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Students across countries spend approximately 90% of their monthly expenses on living costs. In 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇸🇪 Sweden, and 🇪🇪 Estonia, that share reaches 96% or even more — largely because so few students pay tuition fees. In the Nordic countries, fee-paying students make up 3% or less.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

⏰ Reminder: next EUROSTUDENT Talks is happening already within a week! Join Christoph Gwosć & Amanda Abeysinghe (DZHW) for a discussion on student funding in the EHEA through the lens of social justice, based on their recent analysis. 🗓️ June 18 🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/yiSrL

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Here you can see how relative time budgets differ between working students who see themselves as ‘workers‘ vs ‘students‘. The largest difference can be seen in 🇫🇮 Finland and 🇸🇪 Sweden: ‘workers’ time budget is higher by 23% compared to ‘students’ time budget of a typical week.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

📣 Join the next EUROSTUDENT Talks on June 18 to explore student funding in the EHEA through the lens of social justice. Amanda Abeysinghe & Christoph Gwosć (DZHW) will present findings from their recent analysis. Don't miss it, register now 👉 shorturl.at/yiSrL

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭👋 The EUROSTUDENT consortium is meeting this week, hosted by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). We're discussing the activities of the final stage of EUROSTUDENT 9 and the road to EUROSTUDENT 10.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Did you know that certain higher education institution types tend to be socially selected? For example, institutions with very high student–staff ratios tend to enroll more students from affluent, highly educated family backgrounds than better-staffed HEIs.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We're excited to share that the very first EUROSTUDENT working paper is here! 🎉 Hendrik Schirmer & Christoph Gwosć examine financial inequality among students in 28 countries of the EHEA. Read it 👉️ shorturl.at/QMU5j Want to contribute to the series? Our call for papers is open: shorturl.at/AwZCS

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Is the HE policy in 🇪🇪 Estonia widening access or widening gaps? 🧐 Want to know, but missed the last EUROSTUDENT Talks webinar!? Just rewatch it here 👉 youtu.be/GsY7HfUxZ6M

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Working long hours can push students to abandon their studies: 10% of those working 20+ hrs/week consider dropping out of HE. The share rises to nearly 15% in 🇨🇿 Czechia and 🇭🇷 Croatia.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Only one week to go until the next EUROSTUDENT Talks! 🎓🇪🇪 We’ll discuss what fresh EUROSTUDENT 9 data reveal about higher education access and recent policy changes in Estonia. 🗓️ May 21 at 11:00 CET Sign up 👉 shorturl.at/umkZ2 See you! 👋

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Across EUROSTUDENT countries, students without financial difficulties are more likely to live with their parents than the national average. The gap is at least +5 percentage points in 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands, and 🇱🇻 Latvia.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

HE policy in Estonia: widening access or widening gaps? 🎓🧐 On May 21, EUROSTUDENT Talks explores fresh EUROSTUDENT 9 insights from Estonia 🇪🇪 Experts from think tank Praxis & student representatives discuss recent policy changes and what the data reveals. Register here 👉️ shorturl.at/umkZ2

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Did you know that alternative access routes to studying go hand in hand with a longer transition period? Only 14% of students entering via the standard route waited 2+ years after school—but for those using alternative routes, it’s about half (49%).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Across EUROSTUDENT countries, students get, on av., 40% of their total monthly income (incl. transfers in kind) from their families/partners. In Georgia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Spain, Romania, Slovakia, Lithuania, France & Latvia, family/partner contributions are the most important source of income.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The availability of study resources such as computers, internet, desk, and a quiet place to study can depend on educational background. For example, in 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇷🇴 Romania, and 🇬🇪 Georgia, the disparity in desk availability reaches or exceeds 10 percentage points.

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