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| Concerns raised over Erasmus student scheme as no-deal Brexit looms | Concerns raised over Erasmus student scheme as no-deal Brexit looms |
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| The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK education secretary to raise concerns about the future of the European student exchange programme after Brexit. | The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK education secretary to raise concerns about the future of the European student exchange programme after Brexit. |
| The joint letter to Gavin Williamson has been signed by Scotland’s further and higher education minister, Richard Lochhead, and the Welsh education minister, Kirsty Williams. | The joint letter to Gavin Williamson has been signed by Scotland’s further and higher education minister, Richard Lochhead, and the Welsh education minister, Kirsty Williams. |
| It calls on the UK government to continue to participate in the scheme in the event of leaving the EU without a deal in place. | It calls on the UK government to continue to participate in the scheme in the event of leaving the EU without a deal in place. |
| Lochhead and Williams stated that leaving with no deal and without an alternative third-country agreement or other arrangement in place would be problematic for universities, colleges, and schools across the UK. They would be ineligible to submit applications to participate in the final year of the current Erasmus+ programme in 2020, Lochhead and Williams said. | Lochhead and Williams stated that leaving with no deal and without an alternative third-country agreement or other arrangement in place would be problematic for universities, colleges, and schools across the UK. They would be ineligible to submit applications to participate in the final year of the current Erasmus+ programme in 2020, Lochhead and Williams said. |
| More than 15,000 students and staff from Scotland are estimated to have taken part in the EU-led scheme, which allows funded temporary study overseas as part of their Scottish courses, between 2014 and 2018. | |
| Erasmus scheme in chaos as UK students left in limbo | Erasmus scheme in chaos as UK students left in limbo |
| Lochhead said: “Thousands of Scottish students benefit from Erasmus+ yearly, proportionally more than from any other country in the UK. The Scottish and Welsh governments are clear that we must remain a full participant. | Lochhead said: “Thousands of Scottish students benefit from Erasmus+ yearly, proportionally more than from any other country in the UK. The Scottish and Welsh governments are clear that we must remain a full participant. |
| “I am also alarmed to hear the UK Department for Education could be considering an Erasmus+ replacement programme for England only, with potentially no consequential funding for devolved administrations to put in place their own arrangements. | “I am also alarmed to hear the UK Department for Education could be considering an Erasmus+ replacement programme for England only, with potentially no consequential funding for devolved administrations to put in place their own arrangements. |
| “That’s why we have written to the UK government calling for urgent action and assurances that Scottish students won’t miss out. | “That’s why we have written to the UK government calling for urgent action and assurances that Scottish students won’t miss out. |
| “It is the Scottish government’s preference to remain in the EU but in the event of a damaging no-deal Brexit, students could now see the door to this fantastic cultural and educational exchange slammed shut. | “It is the Scottish government’s preference to remain in the EU but in the event of a damaging no-deal Brexit, students could now see the door to this fantastic cultural and educational exchange slammed shut. |
| “It is unacceptable that with less than 12 weeks left until the UK government plans to take the United Kingdom out of the EU without an agreement in place there is still no plan for alternative arrangements.” | “It is unacceptable that with less than 12 weeks left until the UK government plans to take the United Kingdom out of the EU without an agreement in place there is still no plan for alternative arrangements.” |
| A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: “This government is working to negotiate a new deal but in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement in place we have already guaranteed cover for the payments for successful UK applicants for Erasmus+ and ESC [European Solidarity Corps] bids. | A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: “This government is working to negotiate a new deal but in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement in place we have already guaranteed cover for the payments for successful UK applicants for Erasmus+ and ESC [European Solidarity Corps] bids. |
| “Successful bids are those that are approved directly by the European commission or by the UK national agency and ratified by the European commission. | “Successful bids are those that are approved directly by the European commission or by the UK national agency and ratified by the European commission. |
| “The UK government has also repeatedly made clear that it values international exchange and collaboration in education, which is why we are exploring participation in the successor scheme and preparing for a range of potential outcomes.” | “The UK government has also repeatedly made clear that it values international exchange and collaboration in education, which is why we are exploring participation in the successor scheme and preparing for a range of potential outcomes.” |
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