Study on a possible framework to facilitate transnational mobility for placements at enterprises

DG Education and Culture, 21 April 2011

1) Method of Investigation

The methodological approach of the study consisted of a combination of desk research and a wide stakeholder consultation at national and EU level. It covered all EU Member States and the EFTA/ EEA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey, and Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which participate under the preparatory measures phase.

The tasks comprising the study were:

• Task 0: Inception phase

• Task 1: Desk research

• Task 2: Interviews

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Youth on the move

Flash Eurobarometer No 319b, Analytical report, May 2011

1) Method of Investigation

• The survey obtained phone interviews with nationally representative samples of young people (aged between 15 and 35) living in the 27 EU Member States, as well as in Croatia, Iceland, Norway and Turkey.

• The target sample size in most countries was 1,000 interviews.

• In Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta and Iceland the sample size was 800 respondents.

• In total, 30,312 interviews were conducted by Gallup’s network of fieldwork organizations between 26 and 30 January 2011.

• Statistical results were weighted to correct for known demographic discrepancies.

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