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The UK’s £570 million deal to rejoin Erasmus+ aims to benefit over 100,000 people from 2027, supporting study, training and work experience across Europe.
- A deal committing 570m will see the UK rejoin the EU's Erasmus+ scheme, announced on Wednesday by the UK government.
- Part of Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset, the deal reverses Boris Johnson's withdrawal from Erasmus and aims to strengthen Britain's position in wider EU negotiations, officials say.
- A UK national agency will be set up to run the Erasmus+ programme, covering university exchanges, further education students, apprentices, adult learners, school groups, education staff, and funding stays between two and 12 months.
- Ministers said more than 100,000 people could benefit from Erasmus from January 2027, but the financial commitment is unfunded, so Chancellor Rachel Reeves must find the cash in her next Budget.
- Fee disputes persist over how EU students are charged, while the two sides on Tuesday committed to finishing talks on an under-30s youth experience visa and linked trade deals next year.
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Back to Erasmus — a bold reset or Brussels déjà vu?
Rapprochement or revival, as part of Starmer’s “reset” plans, political and institutional voices on the continent have praised the return of Erasmus despite criticism in some camps in the UK, says Jamie Smith-Maillet.
UK’s decision to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme is supported by majority of Britons, poll finds
The UK’s decision to re-join the EU’s Erasmus scheme, meaning that young people from across the country will be able to study or gain work experience in the EU for the first time since Brexit, is a move supported by a clear majority of Brits, in another blow to Brexiteers. The agreement will mean that Britons will be able to spend a year studying at European universities as part of their UK degree courses without paying extra fees, and vice vers…
After reaching the agreement that allows Britain to become part of the Erasmus+ student exchange programme again. As of 2027, tens of thousands of young Italian, European and British young people will be able to study or experience work again in both EU and UK countries.
UK to rejoin EU Erasmus programme
Britain is to rejoin the European Union's popular Erasmus student exchange programme almost five years after leaving the scheme following Brexit, a joint UK-EU statement said on Wednesday. "The UK has successfully agreed terms to join the Erasmus+ programme in 2027, widening opportunities for young people from all backgrounds, learners, educational, youth and sport staff to study and train abroad," a UK government statement added. The scheme, wh…
Labour paying £8 BILLION to open Britain’s doors to tens of thousands by rejoining EU scheme
Britain is set to be hit with an £8.75billion bill after Labour announced plans to rejoin the Erasmus scheme. The scheme, which allows British students to study, train or gain work experience across the EU, is set to cost significantly more than the £570million initially touted. While this was the fee proposed for a one-year membership, Brussels plans to increase funding for the scheme by more than 50 per cent, from around €26billion to €41billi…
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