UK to Rejoin Erasmus+ in Fresh Step Towards Post-Brexit EU Reset - London Business News
Applications open in November as the scheme expands to apprentices, schools, adult learners and education staff, officials said.
- Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer announced in the House that the UK will reassociate with Erasmus+ starting January 1, 2027, marking a significant step to rebuild relations with Brussels following years of post-Brexit isolation.
- Britain previously left the program under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 2020 Brexit settlement, but the government is now replacing the Turing Scheme to restore European education routes that disappeared seven years ago.
- Falconer stressed the program extends beyond universities, stating, "They are not simply for undergraduate university students. They are for educational institutions of all kinds," with the government estimating more than 100,000 people could benefit.
- Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan argued young people had been "deprived of opportunity" since Brexit, while officials confirmed that applications for the exchange scheme will open this November to the public.
- To maximize participation, Falconer urged "members right across the House to work with the British Council, get their institutions engaged," viewing the program as a practical way to help young people through closer European relations.
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The London government confirmed on Tuesday that the United Kingdom will implement the Erasmus+ European Student Exchange Programme starting on 1 January 2027, reports to you, according to Agerpres. During a parliamentary hearing, Minister Hamish Falconer said that from November will be able to receive requests from British young people who will ...
The British government has confirmed that the United Kingdom will rejoin the European Union's Erasmus+ student exchange program, from which it withdrew almost six years ago after Brexit, on January 1, 2027. It was confirmed in Brussels in April that London would rejoin the program next year.
Scheme is not limited to university-based study exchanges, says Hamish Falconer
The Independent
The Independent (US)Young Brits can apply to study or work in EU from next month as UK rejoins Erasmus
The Government confirmed the UK will rejoin the Erasmus plus scheme from 1 January 2027
Aftenposten
NettavisenFrom 1 January 2027, the UK will once again be part of the EU's Erasmus+ school exchange programme.
Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija
lrytas.ltThe United Kingdom (UK) government has confirmed that the country will rejoin the European Union's (EU) student exchange program Erasmus+ from the beginning of January.
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