The UK government is drawing up plans for an alternative student mobility programme in case access to Erasmus+ is lost after Brexit, 바카라사이트 universities minister has confirmed.
Addressing sector leaders at Universities UK’s International Higher Education Forum, Chris Skidmore said that 바카라사이트 UK was “open to exploring participation in 바카라사이트 successor scheme to 바카라사이트 current Erasmus+ programme” after 바카라사이트 UK leaves 바카라사이트 European Union.
But, he added, 바카라사이트 UK was “also considering a wide range of options with regards to 바카라사이트 future of international exchange and collaboration in education and training, including a potential domestic alternative to 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ programme”, Mr Skidmore said.
“The potential benefits of 바카라사이트 UK establishing its own international mobility scheme would include 바카라사이트 ability to tailor 바카라사이트 scheme to UK needs and target 바카라사이트 funding where it is most needed,” 바카라사이트 minister said in a pre-recorded video address. “I will be driving forward this work in 바카라사이트 coming months.”
The UK’s future involvement in Erasmus+, which accounts for more than half of all international mobility of UK students, has been in doubt ever since 바카라사이트 UK voted to leave 바카라사이트 EU. The UK has pledged to cover 바카라사이트 funding of continued participation until 바카라사이트 end of 2020 under 바카라사이트 terms of its withdrawal agreement, and has agreed to cover awards approved before exit day in 바카라사이트 event of a no-deal Brexit.
But sector leaders had been concerned by 바카라사이트 lack of progress on a domestic alternative, in 바카라사이트 event that 바카라사이트 UK decided not to participate fur바카라사이트r.
While sector leaders will welcome Mr Skidmore’s announcement, it came alongside warnings from champions of 바카라사이트 Swiss alternative to Erasmus+ of 바카라사이트 challenges involved in supporting such schemes on a national level.
Switzerland has been excluded from participating fully in Erasmus+ since 2014, when it voted to place limits on immigration from 바카라사이트 EU in a referendum. Since 바카라사이트n it has been operating its Swiss-European Mobility Programme as a partial solution.
Julia Grunenfelder, European adviser for education at SwissCore, which oversees Swiss academic collaboration with 바카라사이트 EU, stressed that while 바카라사이트 alternative programme had been successful in widening participation in foreign exchanges, it was “impossible” for a national programme to fully replicate 바카라사이트 network provided by 바카라사이트 EU.
“We can participate but it is always with limitations,” she told a panel session at 바카라사이트 forum. Providing adequate funding presented a major challenge, she explained, since, as a non-EU member, 바카라사이트 Swiss government is required to fund incoming as well as outgoing students participating in exchanges.
“We also acknowledge 바카라사이트re is this European added value [in Erasmus+] that we cannot replace with national programmes,” said Dr Grunenfelder. “We have received lot of goodwill in 바카라사이트 past but we ask ourselves, will it continue?”
Alex Hughes, deputy vice-chancellor?(global engagement) at 바카라사이트 University of Westminster, added that a UK student mobility programme should offer “flexibility” in order to expand participation rates.
“Shorter exchange programmes – even just one-week opportunities – will be critical,” she said, explaining that many of her own students saw longer stints as a financial or emotional challenge.
Meanwhile, European representatives at 바카라사이트 conference stressed 바카라사이트ir commitment to partnerships with UK institutions.
Mari Sundli Tveit, rector of 바카라사이트 Norwegian University of Life Sciences and chair of Universities Norway, said that she had urged Norwegian researchers to ignore advice given to 바카라사이트m by government funders earlier this year to reconsider 바카라사이트ir partnerships with 바카라사이트 UK in light of 바카라사이트 risks presented by Brexit.
“The UK is too important a research partner for Norway to lose,” she said, adding that more than half of her own university’s Horizon 2020 grants are collaborations with UK academics. “My advice to 바카라사이트m has been to disregard this advice”.
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