ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the conversion of transnational human capital into other resources. Although the graduates of the European Schools are a very selective group, who usually come from academic, highly mobile parental homes, it is clear how the transnational school environment prestructures an individual's subsequent international educational career. The fact that a longer period studying abroad pays off is hardly surprising: compared to shorter stays, more embodied transnational human capital is acquired in longer stays abroad and it is sometimes even institutionalized by obtaining an associated qualification. The chapter examines how does the acquisition of transnational competences helps to boost the economic, cultural, social, and symbolic capital of a person. It discusses how transnational linguistic capital in particular can positively affect political participation. The transnational competences of the members of a society can produce aggregate effects and added value to a society: with regard to the economic competitiveness of a society and, with respect to international understanding and peace.
