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ERASMUS is gone for UK. Quite interesting. Probably universities felt like they were losing out, since they can sell those places to international (non-EU) stu
by orange_tee 6y ago
ERASMUS is gone for UK. Quite interesting.
Probably universities felt like they were losing out, since they can sell those places to international (non-EU) students for much higher prices.
EDIT: I'm talking about UK universities obviously.
- BTinfinity 6y agoBeing replaced with a new scheme (The "Turing Scheme") which will be very similar to ERASMUS but will be worldwide instead of limited to Europe. [1] Sounds like British students will have a little more mobility, not sure if it'll benefit the British universities themselves though [1] https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1342138413831630849 https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1342138413831630849
- lentil_soup 6y agoLet's wait until it's actually implemented. Also, there was nothing stopping having that promised worldwide scheme before
- felixr 6y agoI am pretty sure such a scheme cannot be introduced unilaterally. It also requires other countries and universities to receive your students. Where Erasmus is an established student exchange programme, the UK or the UK universities will have to build relationships with foreign unis. And I doubt somehow that this programme will short/mid-term provide any more mobility due to lack of a university network.
- hardlianotion 6y agoUK universities are well connected. They will be fine. If the EU unilaterally offers UK students ERASMUS opportunities, and Guy Verhofstadt and I can see solid reasons why they might, that seems like a net win for students.
- sleavey 6y agoContinued membership of ERASMUS was negotiated but the UK was unwilling to continue to pay the same rate it did before, which makes me think the replacement UK scheme will either fund fewer places or only fund them in cheaper countries.
- oxfordmale 6y agoThe Turing scheme is only for UK students, and, given the Tories track record, will be underfunded.
- vr46 6y agoGood luck to students who can’t afford to fly around the world to these new universities, as opposed to busing it into the EU easily.
- zvr 6y agoIt will also be interesting to see what the university fee structure will eventually be like. EU students who have started a degree with a reduced fee are especially worried about next years. And in Scotland there are already four tiers of fees: Scotland, rest of UK, EU, and international (other).
- pjc50 6y agoI've not heard anything like this from UK universities.
- Symbiote 6y agoThe British universities are disappointed. They profited from ERASMUS (in money, though I'm not sure how). I found a statement from their "leader" earlier, I'm not sure where.
- Symbiote 6y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/24/uk-students-lose-erasmus-membership-in-brexit-deal https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/24/uk-student... Here is a source.
- rvba 6y agoEven less Brits learn foreign languages and EU countries. Raising a new generation of ignorants. And Brits already lagged behind - a very small number can speak any foreign language.