US EditionUK to rejoin EU Erasmus student exchange scheme from 2027
The UK will pay about £570 million for 2027/28 and allow students to study or train in Europe for 2-12 months, restoring access lost after Brexit.
- On Wednesday ministers will announce the UK government is rejoining the Erasmus student exchange programme from 2027, allowing British universities to associate and students to study abroad while retaining fees and grants.
- Sir Keir Starmer's reset with the EU prompted the first tangible outcome after last week’s talks between Nick Thomas-Symonds and Maros Sefcovic, with crunch talks on Monday and a senior government source calling it good news for students.
- Negotiators focused on fee terms, noting the UK government pressed for a GDP-based discount while the EU offered a 30 per cent first-year reduction, with costs previously exceeding £200 million.
- Opening the scheme to further education colleges will expand participation beyond universities, while Vivienne Stern, Jamie Arrowsmith and the European Commission praised its benefits.
- The European Commission extended the ECHE deadline to March, and crunch talks on Monday may lead to formal sign-off next week, with a government spokesman declining to comment on ongoing talks.
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Almost five years after leaving the Erasmus programme, the UK will re-enter the student exchange programme, which was announced by the European Union and the UK government in a joint statement on Wednesday. "The United Kingdom has successfully agreed conditions for joining the Erasmus+ programme in 2027," the British government said.The country had left the EU programme at the beginning of 2021 as a result of the Brexit.Re-entry will allow "youn…
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UK to rejoin EU's student exchange program in a step toward closer ties after Brexit
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The United Kingdom will rejoin the EU's Erasmus+ student exchange program in 2027, from which it withdrew five years ago after Brexit, the European Commission and London announced in a joint statement.
Britain had left the popular exchange program in 2020 with Brexit. EU Secretary of State Nick Thomas–Symonds is pleased about the "great profit for our young people."
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