Life projects, mobility and metropolis: young adults’ in the international context

Abstract

The mobility of qualified youth is often the result of a migration that fosters their learning and promotes social and professional integration. This qualitative research explores the trajectories of migrant qualified youth from provincial regions of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), who completed part of their education or of their professional placement abroad, typically in a Northern country. Thus, this study aims at furthering our knowledge of these individuals trajectories and their impacts on the territorial dynamics. The focus on multiple trajectories of mobility provides a better understanding of the particularities of the migration experiences of Brazilian youth who chose to complete their education abroad.