Question reference: S6W-16658
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 3 April 2023
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the completion date for the Erasmus+ exchange programme remains as September 2023.
Answer
Following on from BREXIT, the UK Governments decision not to be involved as an associated third country – i.e. on the same footing as EU Member States – has radically reduced the number of opportunities for Scottish students to benefit from the Erasmus+ cooperation projects and exchange in the areas of education, training, youth, and sport.
All projects selected under the Erasmus+ programme 2014-2020 will continue until their completion on the same basis under which they were selected. All four year projects funded in the 2020 cycle must be complete by the 30 of June 2024.
While a limited number of opportunities from 2021 onwards remain open to Scottish and EU students, simply because they are open to institutions or individuals from all over the world, this is ultimately an example of the UK Government's BREXIT decision limiting the richness and variety of experiences open to our students.