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They said they will explore how both countries can continue to benefit from the programme.  They said: "Our participation in Erasmus+ has helped transform the lives of thousands of our students, schoolchildren, teachers, adult learners and young people, from all across the UK. "In Scotland proportionally more participants have gone abroad through Erasmus+ than from anywhere else in the UK, while proportionally more visitors from the rest of Europe have visited Scotland in return "Erasmus+ is about so much more than just university exchanges. In fact, when taken together, more Erasmus...

Graduation HUNDREDS of students from The University of Reading participated in the Erasmus scheme in recent years, before Brexit brought Britain's involvement to an end. The exchange programme which allowed students to study and work across Europe, was not included in the recent UK-EU trade deal, with the Government's replacement set to begin in September. But a group of MPs have warned that the proposed new Turing scheme risks hurting university towns and cities, and excluding disadvantaged students. Erasmus was created in 1987 and transformed into the Erasmus Plus scheme in 2014, in...

Hundreds of students from Southampton participated in the Erasmus scheme in recent years, before Brexit brought Britain's involvement to an end.

Ireland historically had low take up of programme – says Cork based MEP Deirdre Clune, but budget available for Erasmus expected to double over the coming years, so now is the time to ramp up numbers Over the last few years, the number of people applying for the Erasmus programme in Ireland is very low compared with other EU countries. This year the programme has been cut back due to the Covid-19 pandemic however once it is safe to travel again the programme will resume in full. Deirdre Clune MEP Pic Diane Cusack Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune said that as a nation we need to engage more i...

Aberdeen universities looking forward to detail on alternatives to Erasmus programme © Kami Thomson / DCT Media Aberdeen universities have said they would welcome alternative options to the Erasmus Plus programme, which will be stopped. Two Aberdeen universities say they would welcome an alternative to the popular Erasmus scheme, after the UK Government decided to withdraw from the programme. The Erasmus Plus programme allows people to move across Europe for learning, teaching or working, by financing individual exchanges. Both Aberdeen University and Robert Gordon University (RGU) participa...