Erasmus+ is an EU program which allows students to study and gain work experience abroad in one of the EU’s 32 participating nations. Since Brexit, which came into force on December 31, 2020, the UK will no longer be participating in Erasmus+.
From September 2021, the UK is replacing Erasmus+ with the Turing scheme, named after English mathematician, Alan Turing.
Why is the UK replacing the Erasmus + program?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, confirmed that the UK will not continue with the Erasmus exchange program because it was too expensive.
The EU Erasmus + program cost the UK around €160 million each year (approx. US$194.4 million) and covered around 49,000 students and more than 7,000 staff members.
The Turing scheme will be backed by £100 million (approx. US$136 million) and this new scheme will help thousands of students in the UK study across the world.
How will the Turing scheme be different to Erasmus +?
According to the UK Government’s website, the Turing scheme will be similar to Erasmus+ but it will enable around 35,000 UK students to study and do work placements in countries around the world, instead of just in countries in the EU.
Universities in the Commonwealth and the US are thought to be a priority for the Turing scheme and the UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson described the scheme as “truly international.”
The scheme will put a greater focus on helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds who would not previously have had the chance to study abroad.
Williamson said: “We now have the chance to expand opportunities to study abroad and see more students from all backgrounds benefit from the experience.”
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