Question reference: S5W-34326
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 8 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Universities Scotland regarding the (a) future of Erasmus and (b) participation of institutions from Scotland in the proposed Turing scheme, which aims to replace participation in Erasmus.
Answer
The Scottish Government is regularly engaging with Universities Scotland and the further and higher education sector in Scotland regarding the Erasmus programme and the Turing scheme. Further and higher education sector are acutely aware of the damaging impact the loss of access to Erasmus will have on our students and universities. The UK Government’s proposed alternative scheme is an insufficient replacement to Erasmus that has relegated support for our colleges and schools to a ‘trial’ status, while offering no support at all for Youth Work and Adult Education mobilities.