For that reason, they stress a double-degree scheme for which more money and time are needed. A recurrent observation has been made by deans or presidents that when the level of mobility went beyond 30A0 percent, motivation declined. In others words, subjective judgment is stronger than objective assessment. France has a strong image in southern Europe where French culture and French education are seen as models. French solutions are clearly less accepted by Northern European countries where flexibility is viewed as a lack of ability to organize, and initiative as a way to contest former agreement.
Nobody has a clear view.
It seems, however, that needs linked to professional activities may be overestimated, and personal needs underestimated. They legitimate a formal obligation of residence and attendance to lectures. Something has to be changed to design true international programs. In the second case, opportunities could be given to set up institutions without walls and new types of degrees.