hmmm.... the UK is expected to announce tomorrow that it has rejoined the Erasmus student exchange scheme.
the Q. will be how much the UK will be contributing to the scheme to have closed the deal - anyone thinking that the UK has beaten the EU down much from their original request has not been following the various negotiations with the EU since Brexit.
But no doubt Keir Starmer will trumpet this as part of reset that Britain has 'won'!
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •So, the cost of rejoining the Erasmus scheme is £570m for 2027; almost double the scheme contribution when we were members of the EU.
While its good to see the scheme back for university students, its difficult to see how this can be anything other than (another) aspect of the costs of Brexit.
What we once had is now nearly twice as expensive after five years. Keir Starmer may say its a win for the 'reset', but once again we're worse of than we were!
#Brexit #Erasmus #universities
h/t FT