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The European Commission is to explore ways for Scotland and Wales to stay in its ground breaking Erasmus student exchange programme, The National…

The Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer welcomed today's development. “Erasmus has been amazing for young people in Scotland, giving students the opportunity to study and experience other countries. It’s not just for universities either. "Colleges and youth clubs, including many in our most deprived communities, get opportunities through Erasmus which they would never otherwise have. Denying these opportunities through Brexit was an act of pure spite from the UK Government,"he said. “Last year, I asked the Scottish Government to explore the option of Scotland continuing to participat...

Immediate impact of Brexit "quite minor" say architects The immediate impact of Brexit has been limited according to UK-based architects, but they fear that winning work and recruiting staff in the European Union will now become harder. The "immediate impact appears to be quite minor," said one of the 14 studios Dezeen approached for comment on how the UK's departure from the EU has affected them now the transition period has ended. However, many firms believe that the biggest long-term impact will be on recruitment, with several studios reporting a loss of EU staff. Below, 14 architecture st...

UK to stay in Horizon Europe but drop out of Erasmus+ United Kingdom and European universities welcomed the UK’s decision to participate in the European Union’s €95.5 billion (US$117.3 billion) research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, which was clarified by the terms of the recently announced future trade and cooperation agreement between the UK and the European Union. But they voiced deep disappointment at the decision to drop out of Erasmus+, the student and academic staff study abroad and mobility programme. UK students will no longer be able to study at a European universi...

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...