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Dear Madam, dear Sir,

As part of a study on the role of soft skills in the international mobility of students and their impact on sustainable employability, we invite you to participate in an important survey conducted by the Haute École de Gestion Arc (HEG Arc) in Switzerland and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) in Spain. This research project is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

International student mobility (ISM) — whether it involves a study stay, an internship, or an exchange program — is a key experience for personal and professional development. It not only promotes cultural openness and adaptability but also contributes to the strengthening of soft skills, those transversal competencies essential for effective collaboration, integration into diverse environments, and global employability.

It is in this context that we seek your perspective, as an employer, on the value of these skills in the workplace. The questionnaire will take only 10 minutes to complete; your responses will be entirely anonymous and processed in accordance with the ethical and professional standards in place at our institutions. HEG Arc ensures the anonymous processing of the data.

Your perspective as an employer is central to this research. The questionnaire will take no more than 10 minutes to complete, and your responses will be fully anonymous, handled in accordance with the ethical and professional standards upheld by our institutions. Data anonymity is ensured by HEG Arc.

By taking part in this survey, you will help shape training programs that are better aligned with real-world needs and contribute to strengthening the integration of soft skills into higher education in Switzerland and Spain.

We sincerely thank you for your valuable contribution.

The project team: Lamia Ben Hamida, Stefanie Hasler, Armand Brice Kouadio, Alain Segessemann, and Matteo Antonini (HEG Arc) & Adriana Perez-Encinas, Ruben Mora Ruano, Yolanda Bueno Hernández, Begoña Santos Urda, Miguel Angoitia Grijalba and Pablo Villarrubia Sánchez (UAM).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us: isme_fns@he-arc.ch.

There are 22 questions in this survey.

This survey is anonymous.

The record of your survey responses does not contain any identifying information about you, unless a specific survey question explicitly asked for it.

If you used an identifying access code to access this survey, please rest assured that this code will not be stored together with your responses. It is managed in a separate database and will only be updated to indicate whether you did (or did not) complete this survey. There is no way of matching identification access codes with survey responses.

We place the utmost importance on the confidentiality and security of your personal data.

The information collected through this survey will be treated with strict confidentiality and used exclusively for analytical purposes within the framework of this research project.

No data that could personally identify you or your organization will be collected. All responses are anonymized and will not be shared with third parties or used for any other purpose.

In accordance with applicable regulations, you have the right to access, rectify, delete, or restrict the processing of your data at any time.

By completing this questionnaire, you consent to our privacy policy and to the processing of your personal data as described above.

We thank you for your participation.

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