Exploring student mobility: Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UNAM

Abstract

This article gives an account of the main features of student mobility in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The methodology used was descriptive, the data was provided by the Mobility and Academic Exchange Area (databases). The results showed that a small percentage of students of the entity are those who perform mobility (less than 1% of the total student population), most of them are women. The main preference is international mobility, especially to countries of the European Union, East Asia and North America; however, Spanish-speaking countries are also chosen. Finally, we discuss some advantages and disadvantages of student mobility at a higher level.

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