South–South Student Mobility: International Students from Portuguese-Speaking Africa in Brazil

Institutionalized Mobility Inside and Outside Erasmus

“…Thais França and Beatriz Padilla meanwhile focusing on recent developments in the Global South, looking at student mobility between Portuguese-speaking Africa and Brazil. This example of South-South exchange further contributes to the debate on the meaning of student mobility, integrating discussion of issues such as colonialism, and the difficult relationships that exist between metropole and colony, as well as challenges that are less evident in the Global North (França and Padilla, 2021).…”

Migration Decision-Making, Mobility Capital and Reflexive Learning

“…Outside Erasmus, we can observe the construction of different migration trajectories in other parts of the world. For example, Syed Zwick (2021) looks at recent developments in a range of Central Asian countries (Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) that have historically been at the periphery of student mobility, while França and Padilla (2021) consider the development of a relatively recently established student exchange programme in Brazil, hosting learners from Portuguese-speaking African countries.…”

Conclusion: Youth Migration in the Age of Pandemic Immobility

“…As we have tried to establish in this book, not all international students conform to the affluent Westerner stereotype. Major disparities exist, not least in terms of capacity to respond to the shutdown of classrooms, including differences between the Global North and the Global South (see França and Padilla, 2021), and among those with already precarious financial situations. Some had the means and the opportunity to return home rapidly.…”