Assessing the Effectiveness of Mobility and Study Abroad Stages During Doctoral Programmes: A Case Study

Improving researchers' mobility and participating in study abroad programs represent key means for facilitating cross-border cooperation in research and innovation. At specific individual level, involving in mobility programs during doctorate stage provide doctoral students with enhanced academic skills and improved research productivity, and this is the reason why mobility and study abroad programs are financially supported through many European funds and schemes. We focus in this paper on a study-case, related to specific EU co-financed projects supporting Romanian doctoral students. In order to investigate and evaluate main issues the effectiveness of different activities undergone abroad, we have conducted a deep and complex investigation among doctoral students from three Romanian universities, supported by three projects managed by University of Oradea, Romania. The research we intend to present here is part of a wider project investigating relevant issues concerning the intellectual capital, social, learning and entrepreneurial skills of doctoral students and how EU financed programs to support doctoral students can contribute to enhancing their skills and abilities.