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Career Impacts of Student Mobility

Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone?

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Wiers-Jenssen, J. (2008). Career Impacts of Student Mobility. In: Gornitzka, Å., Langfeldt, L. (eds) Borderless Knowledge. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8283-2_5

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