A new benchmark on the mobility of students would measure the share of young people with learning experiences abroad.  The target for measuring would be that at least 20% of EU graduates from higher education should had a study or training abroad. A new benchmark on education and training for employability would monitor the success rate of young people with different education levels in the labour market in the years after graduation.

Remarks
The report of the commission states about the different aspects of mobility: These factors would suggest that, in place of a single benchmark for young people, it would be preferable to outline a differentiated strategy recognising the different starting points, circumstances and the different data situation of higher education, VET, teacher mobility and for youth mobility more generall (p. 12 of EC report).
A start to value the ability to communicate in different societies, although it would only value a part of this, namely literally studying abroad when it comes to measure mobility in higher education only in the physical sense, for periods with a minimum of 3 months or alternatively mobility resulting in at least 15 ECTS credits. Distance learning (and the different possibilities of ict for learning, like cooperative working on projects) is not included, as well as other parts of ability to communicate in different contexts and languages. 

To know more

• Commission staff paper on the development of benchmarks on education and training for employability and on learning mobility

• More on EU benchmarks in education and training

• Education benchmarks: country statistics

press release