UK gov lifts lid on Turing mobility scheme
Further details on Erasmus replacement – Turing scheme – have been released, confirming that the scheme extends far beyond higher education and will support disadvantaged students.
Further details on Erasmus replacement – Turing scheme – have been released, confirming that the scheme extends far beyond higher education and will support disadvantaged students.
A majority of further education providers in the UK have suggested the double impact of Brexit and Covid-19 will significantly limit income gained from the international market.
The UK higher education sector faces long-term challenges from new study hubs as the country fashions a new role in Europe, the British Council suggested at its International Education Virtual Festival.
The former EU Commission’s director for education, training and youth has said the Scottish and Welsh governments should press the UK parliament to reconsider leaving Erasmus+. "We are looking at alternative options," said a Scottish minister.
The UK has confirmed it will no longer be part of Erasmus+; instead, the UK confirmed it will commit £100m to a replacement mobility scheme named Turing, and submissions for funded projects are expected in early 2021.