Insights into the study abroad experience of social education students at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

benefits for students and universities. Part of the
internationalisation process is student mobility through study
abroad programmes such as Erasmus. This paper reflects on
the study abroad process and experience for three Czech social
pedagogy students from the faculty of education at Masaryk
University in Brno, Czech Republic. The results of this smallscale study, collected through a questionnaire and a follow-up
interview, showed that the study participants had similar
motivations and experiences despite the different host
institutions and study programmes. Furthermore, care needs
to be taken when selecting a host university programme and
ensuring that there are straightforward activities instructors
can make use of to better prepare outgoing students. These
findings lead to suggestions for classroom teachers as to how
they can, to some degree, 'internationalise' their lessons, and
how universities can encourage more students to take part in
study abroad programmes, and to questions for future
research.