%0 Journal Article
%T Differentiation of Preferences Regarding the Places of Studying, Their Changes and Relationships with Mobility Decisions of the European Youth
%A Padło, Tomasz
%J Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny
%V 2021 (XLVII)
%R 10.4467/25444972SMPP.21.039.14459
%N Nr 3 (181)
%P 237-251
%K Perception, Erasmus, Europe, geography, youth, mobility
%@ 2081-4488
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/smpp/artykul/differentiation-of-preferences-regarding-the-places-of-studying-their-changes-and-relationships-with-mobility-decisions-of-the-european-youth
%X 
	The article presents the results of the research on preferences regarding the places of study among young Europeans, the changes of the preferences and the relationships between the preferences and the decisions. The research was carried out among secondary school students in seven European cities in 2005–2007 and again in 2015–2018 (n=1577). The research showed a strong positive correlation between the preferences of the places of residence and the places of studying (r = 0.85). At the same time, stronger declared mobility among young inhabitants of Western Europe and the impact of economic barriers on decisions concerning studying among the youth from less developed European countries were proven. Minor changes in the preferences of the places of study over the past decade have been shown, along with the Cold War division of Europe, constantly influencing the imaginations.