The two tables depict the exchange students between European and Australian universities in 2007 and two years later, in 2009.
Overall, the aggregate number of exchange students from Europe who visit Australian universities soared, mainly due to a remarkable surge in the exchange students coming to Australia from Germany. In contrast, the total number of students who did the opposite direction – from Australia to Europe – remained stable, while the number of students arriving from each European country mentioned saw significant variations.
First, while only 189 students from Europe visited Australia in 2007, this figure climbed to 226 two years later. This increase occured, for the most part, as a result of the rise in the number of exchange students coming from Germany, which rose by 35 students in 2009.
Compared to this change, the total number of students temporarily relocating to a European university from an Australian one remained constant in both periods, amounting to 152 students. However, the origin country distrubution of the European students shifted between these two years: for example, while France sent 21 additional students to Australia in 2009, The Netherlands was responsible for 14 students less this year. However, less dramatic variation was observed also in Sweden, the UK, and Germany.