Resources & Publications
by EUASA & its members
2019: Resident Directors in Europe: Our Community, Our Contributions, and Our Challenges
Resident Directors play key roles in the on-site development and success of US study abroad in Europe, yet they are a geographically scattered collection of international education professionals and academics searching for a collective voice to be heard and understood.
In the summer of 2019 EUASA undertook a survey of study abroad Resident Directors across Europe in an effort to understand them and their roles in all its complexities. Items and topics such as external perceptions, levels of responsibility, career prospects, challenges, rewards, remuneration, and job satisfaction were included. The survey was completed by 218 Resident Directors across Europe.
The complete report can be downloaded here, or by individual chapter below.
Section 1 - About Resident Directors (Demographics)
Section 2 - About the Job and Programs being run by Resident Directors
Section 3 - Job Preparation and Training
Section 4 - Job Responsibilities and Expected Expertise
Section 6 - The Biggest Benefit of Being a Resident Director
Section 7 - The Biggest Challenge of Being a Resident Director
2020: Interviews - Future of Study Abroad in Europe?
2018: ASAPI, the Association of Study Abroad Providers in Ireland, released an economic impact study.
Key findings of the report, produced by Southern Cross Consulting and commissioned by the Association of Study Abroad Providers in Ireland and Education in Ireland, include:
Close to 12,000 US students a year choose Ireland as a study abroad destination
Commonly cited reasons for choosing Ireland include: English language, ease of travel to Europe, safety, friendliness, culture, ancestry, and an understandable, “well aligned” academic system
The US study abroad sector in Ireland contributes €220M to the Irish economy each year as a combination of direct, induced, and indirect spending
The study abroad sector directly supports 187 jobs in Ireland, and indirectly supports a further 261 jobs, for a total of 448 full-time jobs
The study projects that if student growth continues at it’s current rate, within five years the sector will support 667 jobs
Ireland has the highest US study abroad population per capita
US students rate their overall experience of Ireland highly - the only area with significant dissatisfaction is cost of living, though Ireland is comparatively competitive with other European destinations.
The Summary version of the study can be downloaded here, and the Full report here.
2022: Stephen Robinson, Director and Professor with Champlain College Dublin, published a chapter titled ‘Working with Students On-Site’ in NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad. The chapter can be downloaded here.
Stephen Robinson, Christina Erickson, and Tony Langan, all of Champlain College, published a chapter in the Forum on Education Abroad’s 2023 book on Sustainability in Education Abroad. Their chapter calculates and discussed the carbon footprint of air travel in study abroad. It can be downloaded here as an author’s proof (meaning yes, there are some typos!).