18 December 2020 Stern explains how the process of attending UK universities may have changed, but the opportunities and quality markets including rank position, have not.
UK universities remain committed towards quality education and ensuring the provision of pastoral care to students who choose Britain as their destination, Universities UK International (UUKI) Vivienne Stern underlines in the latest of our #DynamicUK webinars.
The webinar, hosted by the British High Commission and conducted by University of Nicosia’s Associate Professor Dr. Christina Hajisoteriou, reveals how the UK will keep supporting Cypriot students following UK’s exit from the EU as well as the benefits of studying in the UK as a freshman or as a researcher. Stern, who has over 20 years’ experience of working in higher education policy and politics at national and international level, discussed four highly significant topics.
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Britain and Erasmus
The UK is currently listed as a non-EU programme country on the Erasmus website, and is described as “a participating country during the transition period, until 31 December 2020”.
As per the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, which came into force on February 1 this year, the UK will continue to derive benefits from the EU funding programmes, such as Erasmus, as long as those programmes last– even if that date exceeds the duration of the Brexit transition period, which ends on December 31, 2020.
As per a report in
The Independent, there is still funding for Erasmus at the end of the transition period, meaning students and staff members would be able to complete exchanges and receive funding until the end of the 2021-22 academic year. British students, would, however, be subject to new immigration restrictions that the EU would choose to impose on them in the post-Brexit future.
By Maria Burke2020-12-17T15:48:00+00:00
The post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. The UK government and the EU are negotiating right up to the wire on the details of their future relationship. If no agreement is reached by the time the transition period ends, vast swathes of the economy and society will be affected, not least by the high levels of uncertainty associated with no-deal. The regulations that oversee the movement of people, goods and services would change abruptly overnight with huge implications for research funding and employment, and access to data and supplies. While the UK government has tried to reassure the science community, there is a significant lack of clarity and detail on how they plan to protect the sector. But one thing’s for certain, the UK’s relationship with Europe will never be the same again, and will likely require constant adjustments and negotiations for years to come.
Access to EU s €100bn research fund at risk after Brussels rejects British pay-as-you-go demands
The EU insist Britain commits to paying seven years of membership to be part of schemes such as Copernicus and Erasmus
15 December 2020 • 3:25pm
The Sentinel-6 satellite dedicated to measuring sea levels as part of the European Union s Copernicus Earth Observation
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The European Union has rejected British demands for “pay-as-you-go” access to EU programmes, including a €100 billion research fund and the Erasmus student exchange scheme, and insisted the UK commits to paying for membership over seven years.
Brussels told EU negotiators that payments for associate membership of the flagship initiatives, which include EU-led parts of the Copernicus satellite and research into nuclear fission and safety, must be for the full funding cycle of the programmes.