International internships as the instrument for enhancement of academic mobility of students of higher educational institutions

Abstract

This study aims to detect the influence of international internships on the academic mobility of students of higher educational institutions, as well as their professional development and intercultural integration. Survey method, Intercultural Competence Scale, Career Readiness Competencies (NACE), engagement of focus groups, as well as statistical methods such as t-test, χ²-test and correlation analysis were used in the study. The results showed that international internships significantly influence the development of the core competencies. In particular, the average score for communicative skills increased from 3.9 to 4.6 after participation in the internship, for critical thinking — from 3.8 to 4.5, and for teamwork — from 3.7 to 4.4. © 2025, Adam Marszalek Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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Professional competencies academic mobility global labour market intercultural integration international internships participation barriers

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Author Affiliations

Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Department of occupational pathology and functional diagnosis, Odessa National Medical University, Odesa, Odeska Oblast, Ukraine

Department of International Relations, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine

Department of Pedagogy, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Department of Vocational Training Methods, Mykolayiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine

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International internships as the instrument for enhancement of academic mobility of students of higher educational institutions

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