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 \nResearch report by the European Students Union and the Erasmus Student Network  \nPlease refer to this publication as: ESU, ESN (2023). International student housing: How are exchange students in Europe navigating the housing crisis?.  \nAuthors:  \nESN: Juan Rayó n González, Giorgos A. Papaioannou, Wim Gabriels  \nESU: Matteo Vespa, Emily MacPherson, Katrina Sproge, Tanguy Guibert  \nContributors: Sara Taglia bracci, Lina Mohoric, Pedro Gonzalez, Rita Dias  \nDesign: Melike Semercioglu  \nIllustrations: Storyset  \nThe publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.  \nFor any queries about the report, contact policy@esn.org and [presidency@esu-online.org](presidency@esu-online.org)  \nTable of  \n03  \nContents  \nINTRODUCTION 04  \nLIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH 05  \nKEY FINDINGS 06  \n~~ ~~ The importance of student housing and the current challenges faced by students ~~ ~~ 08  \nDEMOGRAPHICS 15  \n~~ ~~ Nationality ~~ ~~ 15  \n~~ ~~ Age ~~ ~~ 16  \n~~ ~~ Gender Identity ~~ ~~ 17  \n~~ ~~ Country of mobility destination ~~ ~~ 18  \n~~ ~~ Type of mobility ~~ ~~ 19  \n~~ ~~ Duration of mobility ~~ ~~ 20  \n~~ ~~ Mobility period ~~ ~~ 21  \nTHE PROCESS OF FINDING ACCOMMODATION 22  \n~~ ~~ Finding permanent accommodation ~~ ~~ 22  \n~~ ~~ Timing of the housing confirmation ~~ ~~ 23  \n~~ ~~ Number of housing providers contacted before finding accommodation ~~ ~~ 25  \nTHE HOUSING EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS 26  \n~~ ~~ Type of accommodation ~~ ~~ 26  \n~~ ~~ Ways to find accommodation ~~ ~~ 28  \n~~ ~~ Level of satisfaction with the support provided by sending and hosting HEIs ~~ ~~ 30  \n~~ ~~ Types of support received from HEIs ~~ ~~ 33  \n~~ ~~ Satisfaction with quality standards ~~ ~~ 35  \n~~ ~~ The cost of housing ~~ ~~ 36  \n~~ ~~ Percentage of housing costs covered by scholarships ~~ ~~ 37  \n~~ ~~ Issues experienced by students ~~ ~~ 38  \n~~ ~~ Equal treatment when finding housing ~~ ~~ 40  \n~~ ~~ Scams faced by the students ~~ ~~ 41  \nRECOMMENDATIONS 43  \n~~ ~~ General considerations on quality housing for exchange students ~~ ~~ 43  \n~~ ~~ Before mobility ~~ ~~ 44  \n~~ ~~ During the mobility ~~ ~~ 45  \n~~ ~~ After the mobility ~~ ~~ 46  \nABOUT THE ORGANISATIONS 47  \n04  \nIntroduction  \nThis research report is the product of a collaboration between the European Students’ Union and the Erasmus Student Network. The report analyses the findings of a snap survey launched in early November 2022, which came after several reports from students across Europe regarding the challenging housing conditions they were experiencing in the first months of their exchanges.  \nThe survey was launched with the objective of collecting evidence on the housing situation of students doing their exchanges across Europe, in order to provide Higher Education Institutions and policymakers with an evidence based assessment of the situation, and to propose new initiatives that could help to tackle existing challenges.  \nThe survey was remarkably successful, collecting more than 8000 answers from across Europe in less than 1 month. This great outreach was only possible thanks to the support provided by Higher Education Institutions, Erasmus+ National Agencies, National Unions of Students’ and other stakeholders such as University networks.  \nSince the end of the data collection in December 2022, both organisations have engaged with a number of institutions and policymakers to ensure that the findings of the survey are considered in the discussions at the European, national and institutional level related to student mobility.  \n05  \nLimitations  \nof the Research  \nThe international student housing survey was carried out by two student-led organisations, ESU and ESN, and not by a professional team of researchers. 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