Tag Archives: erasmus

Mark Valladares

17 October 2019 – the overnight press release

By Mark Valladares | Thu 17th October 2019 - 7:15 am

Lib Dems: Brexit will limit the horizons of college students

The Association of Colleges has today published a survey revealing that 94% of colleges would be unable to fund student and staff mobility programmes outside of the EU’s Erasmus+ programme.

Responding to the figures, Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary Layla Moran MP said:

Brexit shuts the door on students and staff studying, training and working across Europe. This survey shows that colleges simply can’t afford their student exchange programmes without the funding that the EU provides through Erasmus+.

Colleges are wary about replacing Erasmus+ with a British-led alternative because they know

…

Continue reading »
Posted in News | Also tagged and | Leave a comment
Vicky Nevin

Liberal Youth’s Save Erasmus competition – Deadline approaching

By Vicky Nevin | Wed 12th October 2016 - 1:40 pm

Liberal Youth are campaigning to save the Erasmus exchange programme in future Brexit negotiations. This week they are running a competition to send a group of campaigners to the European Parliament 7th-8th November. Former Erasmus exchange students and exchange programme hopefuls are invited to share their stories as part of a video montage. MEP Catherine Bearder will invite a group to present a Save Erasmus petition in Brussels. The deadline for entries is midnight 18th October. Find out more here.

Over 10,000 people have backed a petition to safeguard the UK’s involvement in the Erasmus programme. Party members overwhelmingly passed a motion to call for the guaranteed continuation of the Erasmus programme and Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson John Pugh wrote to Brexit minister David Davis demanding he make this clear commitment.

Continue reading »
Posted in News | Also tagged and | 7 Comments
Rebecca Taylor

Rebecca Taylor writes … the benefits of the Erasmus+ programme for young Brits

By Rebecca Taylor | Tue 29th April 2014 - 5:24 pm

erasmusYesterday the European Union increased its commitment to providing learning and development opportunities for young people right here in Britain, through the launch of the revamped Erasmus+ programme.

The new revamped Erasmus+ programme has a total budget of £12 billion, with £100 million already earmarked for the UK in 2014 alone.  Along with my Liberal Democrat colleagues in Brussels we pushed for a bigger Erasmus budget than the previous scheme and were successful in obtaining a 40% increase at a time when the overall EU budget was cut. Grants will now be made available for education, training, youth and sport. In total it’s estimated that nearly a quarter of a million students, apprentices, teachers and youth workers will benefit from the EU grants.

Continue reading »
Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged | 7 Comments
Advert



Recent Comments

  • User AvatarPeter Hirst 15th Nov - 7:15pm
    How different our country will look with these new trees, all taking carbon out of the atmosphere, promoting biodiversity and creating new areas for recreational...
  • User AvatarPeter Hirst 15th Nov - 7:05pm
    When the electorate experiences our way of doing things, it likes what it sees.
  • User AvatarJayne Mansfield 15th Nov - 7:00pm
    @ Mick Taylor, I don't think I can talk to the Labour Party intransigent or otherwise, is still a broad church , not all members...
  • User AvatarRobert Heale 15th Nov - 6:49pm
    As a long-standing L/D Member who lives in Brighton Pavilion Constituency I would challenge some of the comments. If your M.P. has a higher degree...
  • User AvatarDavid Evans 15th Nov - 6:35pm
    I do wish that we would stop referring to Brexit uncertainty. All it does is reinforce the message people know best - Boris Johnson's solution...
  • User AvatarPeter Hirst 15th Nov - 6:33pm
    The climate will suffer if we leave the eu. Combating climate change needs money and we will have less of it. It is an indulgence...