39It should be noted that, according to Recitals 6 and 7 in the preamble to Directive 2004/114, that directive is intended to promote the mobility of students who are third-country nationals to the European Union for the purpose of education. That mobility is intended ‘to promote Europe … as a world centre of excellence for studies and vocational training’.
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