Training Engineering University Students to Participate in Academic Mobility Programs

Abstract

AbstractToday, Europe pays much attention to mutual recognition of academic degrees and international cooperation in science and education, which is very important for Russian universities. The paper is relevant due to the importance of academic mobility in integrating foreign students into the educational environment of European universities. The paper is to show that there are special educational programs that prepare students to study in Europe. The paper demonstrates the Professional Success Psychology program implemented at KNRTU. In order to properly prepare students for academic mobility, the program includes the following topics: interpersonal communication, psychology of success, cross-cultural communication, ethics in business communication, general principles for building a successful professional career, leadership, image, academic mobility – to name just a few. The paper also shows the French for Academic Mobility program implemented. This educational program include cultural, methodological, and linguistic aspects necessary for preparing students to study in France. The paper shows that in order to draw up and implement a program for preparing students for academic mobility, a survey was conducted on the reasons why students attend classes in preparation for studies at French universities. The analysis of the reasons listed allowed the teacher to properly draw up a plan and a program of classes in order to use more effective methods, techniques and means of training. The paper also presents the content of the developed program prepared according to the requirements of students.KeywordsStudents’ academic mobilityInternational educational spaceLanguage training programProfessional Success Psychology program