Acknowledgements The ESNSurvey 2008: Exchanging Cultures was open for three months from June till August 2008 and during this period, about 8.200 students and young people participated to share their opinions and experience of studying or working abroad. Such a high number of responses was only possible thanks to the help of all the local sections within the Erasmus Student Network and thanks to the support of many other associations and institutions, active in the field of international education. Our thanks goes especially to all the ESNSurvey partners of 2008 – Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), AEGEE, British Council, Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), Coimbra Group, Compostela Group, CRUI, European Association International Education (EAIE) and Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA). Furthermore, ESN wishes to thank also to the Erasmus Unit of the European Commission, and namely to Ms. Barbara Nolan, the head of the Erasmus Unit, for their kind and highly appreciated support towards of the ESNSurvey. Our gratitude goes as well to all the National LLP Agencies and universities that helped us spread the word about the ESNSurvey and reach their students and members. For the first time, the ESNSurvey online questionnaire was implemented by Universum, a Swedish research institute. We would like to thank them, and especially our contact person Michiel Pool, for the smooth cooperation and contribution to the success of the ESNSurvey. Last but not least, the ESNSurvey is a product of countless days of work of the ESNSurvey team, composed by ESN members from different countries and cultures. It is thanks to their dedication, motivation and enthusiasm that ESNSurvey continues to be one of the most successful projects of ESN.
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