The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona

Every year, an increasing number of students decide to study abroad in non-English-speaking countries, and Spain is recently a very popular destination within Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) communities. This paper attempts to deepen our knowledge of the impact of international student mobility (...

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Autores: Valls-Figuera, Robert Guerau, Torrado Fonseca, Mercè, Borràs, Judith
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090869
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Palavra-chave:Internationalisation
International student mobility
Career development
Multiculturality
Master’s degree
Higher education
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spelling The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in BarcelonaValls-Figuera, Robert GuerauTorrado Fonseca, MercèBorràs, JudithInternationalisationInternational student mobilityCareer developmentMulticulturalityMaster’s degreeHigher educationEvery year, an increasing number of students decide to study abroad in non-English-speaking countries, and Spain is recently a very popular destination within Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) communities. This paper attempts to deepen our knowledge of the impact of international student mobility (ISM) on students’ multicultural identity and career development. To do so, the experiences of 10 LAC students who completed a one-year degree programme in Barcelona are examined. Semi-structured interviews were employed to evaluate the international experiences one year after their completion. During their post-mobility interviews, participants were able to reflect on the ISM through a structured dialogue that allowed them to analyse the experience from a distance. Findings indicate that the ISM helped them to grow personally and professionally and, one year after the stay, they are aware of this evolution. They show an increase in their self-confidence, and they see the experience as an opportunity for personal maturity. This suggests that universities should consider the importance of offering guidance to these students when they end their master’s degree and are considering their plans for the future.This research was funded by the Economy and Competitiveness Ministry, Spain. EDU2016-80578-R: funded by MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and the European Regional Development Fund: a way to make Europe.MDPI202420242023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/68876http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090869reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésEducation Sciences. 2023 Sep;13(9):869info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/1PE/EDU2016-80578-R© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/688762026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
spellingShingle The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
Valls-Figuera, Robert Guerau
Internationalisation
International student mobility
Career development
Multiculturality
Master’s degree
Higher education
title_short The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
title_full The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
title_fullStr The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
title_full_unstemmed The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
title_sort The impact of international student mobility on multicultural competence and career development: the case of students from Latin America and the Caribbean in Barcelona
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Valls-Figuera, Robert Guerau
Torrado Fonseca, Mercè
Borràs, Judith
author Valls-Figuera, Robert Guerau
author_facet Valls-Figuera, Robert Guerau
Torrado Fonseca, Mercè
Borràs, Judith
author_role author
author2 Torrado Fonseca, Mercè
Borràs, Judith
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Internationalisation
International student mobility
Career development
Multiculturality
Master’s degree
Higher education
topic Internationalisation
International student mobility
Career development
Multiculturality
Master’s degree
Higher education
description Every year, an increasing number of students decide to study abroad in non-English-speaking countries, and Spain is recently a very popular destination within Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) communities. This paper attempts to deepen our knowledge of the impact of international student mobility (ISM) on students’ multicultural identity and career development. To do so, the experiences of 10 LAC students who completed a one-year degree programme in Barcelona are examined. Semi-structured interviews were employed to evaluate the international experiences one year after their completion. During their post-mobility interviews, participants were able to reflect on the ISM through a structured dialogue that allowed them to analyse the experience from a distance. Findings indicate that the ISM helped them to grow personally and professionally and, one year after the stay, they are aware of this evolution. They show an increase in their self-confidence, and they see the experience as an opportunity for personal maturity. This suggests that universities should consider the importance of offering guidance to these students when they end their master’s degree and are considering their plans for the future.
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