A similar model, in the form of junior year abroad programmes, has been practised by universities and colleges in the US, in some cases as early as the 1950's.
ΠΟΙΟΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΟΙ ΠΙΟ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΟΙ ΣΤΟΧΟΙ ΤΩΝ ΣΠΟ­ΥΔΩΝ ΣΤΟ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΟ;