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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

📊 A decade-long shift in student backgrounds: in most countries, the share of students without a tertiary-educated family background has decreased. But not everywhere. 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania & 🇪🇪 Estonia are exceptions, with slightly higher shares than a decade ago.

Grouped bar chart showing the share of students whose parents do not have a tertiary education qualification across EUROSTUDENT surveys V, VI, VII, and 8. In EUROSTUDENT 8, the highest shares are in Portugal (60%), Croatia (57%), Slovakia (56%), and Romania (55%), while the lowest are in Denmark (23%) and Norway (23%). The EUROSTUDENT 8 average is 41%. Most countries show a gradual decline in the share of students without a tertiary educational background over successive survey rounds.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Did you know that 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇹 Austria, and 🇩🇰 Denmark register the highest shares of international students with at least 15% holding a foreign entry qualification?

Stacked bar chart showing the percentage of students with a migration background across EUROSTUDENT countries. Total shares range from about 50% in Switzerland and 47% in Ireland to below 5% in Poland and Romania. Categories include first-generation students, second-generation students with mixed or foreign-born parents, international students, and other foreign-born students with native background. International students make up the largest share in most countries. The European average is approximately 25%.

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Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS) @ihs.ac.at · 16/09/2026

Lesetipp: Die beiden IHS-Hochschulforscherinnen Anna Dibiasi und Bianca Thaler sprechen im BMFWF-Interview über die Ergebnisse und Bedeutung der Studierenden-Sozialerhebung und die Frage der sozialen Gerechtigkeit im Hochschulsystem. www.bmfwf.gv.at/wissenschaft...

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Ein Blick hinter die Studierenden-Sozialerhebung – das sagen die Macherinnen

Was macht das österreichische Hochschulsystem offen und gerecht? Was lässt sich dazu aus der Studierenden-Sozialerhebung (SOLA) herauslesen? Das haben wir Anna Dibiasi und Bianca Thaler vom Institut f...

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Bettina Kern @bettina-mj-kern.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

New paper presented at #ITiCSE on near-completion students in informatics: We noticed a curious phenomenon at our faculty: Bachelor students with more than 150 ECTS who do not graduate, but do not drop out either – for years and even decades. Read it here: doi.org/10.1145/3803...

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Why Near-Completion Informatics Students Do not Graduate: A Mixed-Methods Study | Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Martin Unger @martinu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Auch von der Finanzierung beeinflusst: Faculty-Student-Ratio Oxford 100 Amsterdam 29,5 LMU 38,9 Lund 71,7 Copnhagen: 98,8 Zürich 96,4 Helsinki 65,9 Wien 27,7 Humboldt 9,4 Methoden: www.topuniversities.com/world-univer...

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QS World University Rankings: Methodology

Find out how the annual QS World University Rankings is created.

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Martin Unger @martinu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Die Humboldt hat in Research&Discovery (50% des Gesamtscores) deutlich bessere Werte als U Wien. Wien punktet dafür bei Employability der Absolvent:innen (5%) und Internationalisierungsindikatoren (15%).

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Martin Unger @martinu.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Daraus folgt aber nicht, dass Wien die achtbeste Volluniversität ist. @juergenjanger.bsky.social hat nur ein paar Highlights herausgegriffen. Wien teilt sich z.B. den 140. Platz mit der Humboldt U aus Berlin.

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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 · 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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Oliver Gruber @oliver-gruber.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wie hängen Herkunft, Schulstandortkomposition & Bildungswegverlauf von Schüler:innen in AT zusammen? Dazu heute mal Bewegtbild am #A&W-Blog, ist aber auch nachlesbar (tinyurl.com/herkunft-sch...) oder Deep-Dive in diese top IHS-Registerdatenstudie v Reiter&Steiner (tinyurl.com/bildungsverl...) wagen

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Ungleiche Chancen? Der Einfluss von Herkunft und Schulkomposition auf Bildungswege/-abschlüsse

In Österreichs bildungspolitischer Debatte wird regelmäßig der Einfluss der elterlichen Herkunft sowohl aus sozioökonomischer wie auch migrationsbezogener Perspektive diskutiert. Der sogenannte „Migra...

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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 · 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 · 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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Radio ORANGE 94.0 @radioorange940.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

69% der Studierenden arbeiten nebenbei – viele sogar mehr als 20 Stunden. Was müsste sich ändern, damit Studium und Arbeit besser zusammenpassen? Das diskutieren @eviholz.bsky.social, @renateanderl.bsky.social, ÖH-Vorsitz Selina Wienerroither, @martinu.bsky.social und TU Wien Rektor Jens Schneider.

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Vienna REC: Prekär arbeiten, prekär studieren? Podiumsdiskussion

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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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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Study abroad plans vary widely: students in Azerbaijan, Georgia & Portugal show high interest (12–13% actively planning; 1/3 to 1/2 of hitherto non-mobile students having general intentions). In contrast, in Finland & Lithuania students show low shares in both active planning and general intentions.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Across countries, 18% of students would NOT be able to pay for an unexpected required major expense ❌️ International students assess their ability to pay for an unexpected major expense even worse than their domestic fellow students.

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

On EUROSTUDENT av., students studying completely/mostly online spend 30hrs/week on study-related activities. For students taught in person it is 35hrs. The gap comes mostly from time spent on taught studides. It's a trend in nearly every country - biggest gaps: Malta (14 hrs) and Portugal (11 hrs).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Interested in new insights on internationalisation in higher education? 🌍 Join EUROSTUDENT Talks on April 16 for a first look at EUROSTUDENT 9 findings (🥳), with perspectives from 🇨🇿Czechia & 🇸🇪Sweden. Sign yourself up and join us! 👉 shorturl.at/VVuG0

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Did you know that while about half of students in 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇱🇻 Latvia, and 🇮🇸 Iceland predominantly or entirely attend their courses online, the proportion in 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇨🇿 the Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇦🇹 Austria, and 🇵🇹 Portugal is less than 10%?

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination! #EUROSTUDENT survey shows that 22% of students report experiencing discrimination during their studies, most often due to gender & age. On av., 2% have experienced discrimination based on their skin colour. #FightRacism

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

On cross-country average, 8% of students have interrupted their studies (officially or unofficially). Long interruptions (>2 years) are especially common in 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇦🇹 Austria, and 🇵🇹 Portugal (≥20% of interrupters).

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Students with disabilities face greater financial hardship. Across #EUROSTUDENT countries, 37% report (very) serious financial problems — above average in every country. Among students without disabilities, the cross-country average is 23%.

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Observatoire national de la vie étudiante @ove-national.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Du 9 mars au 17 mai, 270 000 étudiant·es en France tiré·es au sort sont invité·es à répondre à notre questionnaire en ligne sur leurs conditions de vie et d'études. 👉 En savoir plus sur la méthodologie de la 11e enquête nationale Conditions de vie : www.ove-national.education.fr/wp-content/u...

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European Students' Union @esuonline.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We asked students across Europe🌍: what are the main barriers to accessing higher education in your country? Their answers reveal something striking. Do you notice the pattern? 👀

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Did you know that in 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇱🇻 Latvia & 🇫🇮 Finland, at least 21% of students have children? Conversely, in 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands & 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, no more than 5% of students have a child.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Who goes abroad still depends on family background. Across all types of international student mobility, students from non-academic households participate less than those from academic families. At the peak of study abroad (2012–2018): 6% vs 10%.

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Architecture & Town Planning students spend about 54 hours a week on study + paid work — the highest of all fields. Language students are at the other end, with 41 hours.

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

🇮🇹 Welcome back, Italy, to #EUROSTUDENT! Big thanks to Lavinia Monti and her colleagues at the Ministry, the great national research team, and representatives of HEIs and students for the fruitful meetings in Rome and online. Great to have you back! 🎉

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EUROSTUDENT @eurostudent.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Did you know that across EUROSTUDENT countries, most students live away from the parental home? Yet living with parents remains the single most common housing type overall (34% on average). In 🇦🇿Azerbaijan, 🇬🇪Georgia, 🇲🇹Malta, 🇪🇸Spain, most students live with their parents.

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