Intra-ACP academic mobility scheme. Scholarship holders’ impact survey results

The Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme – Scholarship Holders’ Impact Survey Results presents the results of a survey carried out in the form of a questionnaire during the period December 2018 – January 2019. The survey was launched with the aim to evaluate the implementation of the Intra- ACP Academic Mobility Scheme, the experience and satisfaction of the scholarship holders, as well as the impact on individuals who benefitted from the Mobility Scheme. The results also provide a useful guidance and a reference point for the development of future mobility programmes in the targeted regions. The following pages provide an encouraging picture of the Programme. The majority of respondents view their experience during mobility very positively both from an academic and administrative perspective. In addition, most of the scholarship holders who took part in the survey agree that their participation in the Programme has had a very positive impact on their personal and professional development. Nearly all survey participants reported that they either returned or intend to return to their home country, which suggests that the favourable impact on the scholarship holders would spillover in their countries of origin resulting in brain gain. However, the survey results also draw attention to several challenges that need to be addressed, including tackling gender imbalance, improving feedback loops and recognition, as well as uneven mobility flows.