Linking Public Administration and Law Studies within European Union

Abstract

The year 1987 represented for us, scholars, the turning point for the Europeanization of high degree studies. The European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) is a European Union student exchange program which has proved its utility in the last two decade. The public administration and law studies are two of the fields of studies which have benefited from the ERASMUS Programme. In this respect we will try to learn the lesson of internationalization from the European contact through ERASMUS programme.

The ‘win win’ for students is not just in the increase of knowledge in the area of administrative sciences and law, but also in the share of cultures. The ERASMUS gives students a better sense of what it means to be a European citizen. In addition, many employers highly value such a period abroad, which increases the students’ employability and job prospects.

Keywords: internationalization of studies, European area of education, the free movement of students, global freedoms