Scottish and Welsh governments in joint effort to maintain Erasmus scheme Updated: January 26, 2021, 6:04 pm The UK is leaving the Erasmus scheme (Chris Radburn/PA) Ministers in Scotland and Wales say they will work together to explore how students in their countries can benefit from the Erasmus exchange programme, despite the UK leaving due to Brexit. The Scottish and Welsh governments say the proposed replacement for Erasmus falls short of what the EU programme offered. The UK Government’s alternative – named the Turing Scheme after the codebreaker Alan Turing – will receive around £100 million in the next academic year. Ministers in the devolved administrations say this “pales in comparison” to Erasmus, while Turing reduces support for colleges and schools.