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Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene after a long pause: "I haven't gone into the detail of specific laws."
The number of EU students choosing to study in the UK has dropped by half since Brexit, according to new official figures.
'Less support and fewer opportunities': What the UK’s Erasmus alternative could mean for students
10/03/2021
It was once considered a rite of passage for millions of students who lived, worked, and travelled across Europe - but access to a new British scheme this year hopes to make the Erasmus programme a distant memory.
Letter warns immigration rules may damage UK universities’ ability to attract global talent.
The replacement for the Erasmus scheme has been opened - but critics say it's much less generous than the programme available before Brexit.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
Oxford and Cambridge universities, once given more than £130m a year in total by European research programmes, are now getting £1m annually between them.
“Changing data protection law is very central to the government’s post-Brexit policy. We all remember the A-levels fiasco in 2020."
Private equity veteran Guy Hands says Boris Johnson ‘threw the country and the NHS under the bus’.
Brexit uncertainty and migration decisions spark brain drain concerns - University of Oxford
03/08/2020
Brexit has sparked major changes in migration decisions, equivalent to the impact of a serious economic or political crisis, according to a pioneering joint study between the Oxford-in-Berlin research partnership and the WZB Social Sciences Center Berlin.
Officials are scrambling to prevent a repeat of the chaos at Dover and keep passengers moving.
About 1,000 university research jobs are at risk unless the UK government urgently replaces European Union funding, bosses have warned.
Britain loses eTwinning as well as Erasmus+
04/03/2021
Most people have heard of Erasmus+, but very few know why Britain decided not to participate in it after leaving the EU.
“Locality is now becoming a huge factor for employers. It’s easier and cheaper for them to hire workers who are already EU residents; while UK citizens are now competing with a saturated market of teachers from the likes of Canada and Australia.”
As Layla Moran has said, ‘staying in Erasmus should be a no-brainer’ – but the people in charge of our country seem to have no brains
Data on Canadian study permits suggests ‘spike’ in student numbers from some continental nations.
Scottish and Welsh governments seek answers about programme’s future from UK education secretary. / The Scottish and Welsh governments have written to the UK education secretary to raise concerns about the future of the European student exchange programme after Brexit.
Damaging legacy of Brexit - GOV.SCOT
24/06/2021
The harm done to Scotland’s economy, trade, population, education and governance by Brexit is becoming increasingly clear, a new paper finds.
In this week's update from ‘downside bunker’, more evidence emerges that Britain has effectively declared a trade war on itself.
Fears that uncertainty over Brexit will hit language learning after 25% drop in applications from EU citizens.
Teacher Sarah Lepioufle, accompanying her college’s Edinburgh trip, said the changes introduced since Brexit — the extra paperwork involved — had made applying for courses an “obstacle course”.
The shock announcement at the end of 2020 that the UK will be leaving the Erasmus+ Programme sparked disbelief and disappointment on both sides of the Channel.
The loss of the scheme would be a devastating blow for the social mobility of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The European Parliament has commissioned dozens of impact assessments or studies on Brexit from experts, across a broad range of policy areas, which are publicly available online. This webpage will be regularly updated to include further relevant publications.
EU teachers are likely to face fees of £4,345 to work in the UK for five years after Brexit in a move that will worsen an existing recruitment crisis, ministers have been warned.
An entire year group at a European state school in Oxfordshire could be forced to abandon their education in the event of a no-deal Brexit, school leaders have said.
Fewer scholars from Italy, Germany, France and Netherlands working in British universities, says report.
The aim behind this initiative is to bring together a new generation of creative Europeans, who are able to cooperate across languages, borders and disciplines to address the big societal challenges and skills shortages that Europe faces.
This initiative will enable a new generation of Europeans to cooperate across languages, borders and disciplines.
Analysts in Europe say Britain committed “Anglo-Saxon suicide” when it voted for Brexit.
Exiting Erasmus is an avoidable mistake
27/01/2021
There is growing momentum behind the campaign to reverse the UK government’s decision to exit the European Union’s Erasmus programme, the largest international education programme in the world.
Fears of another A-level-style fiasco as scrutiny of policies made by computer are ditched following Brexit
10/02/2022
‘We all remember the A-levels fiasco, when an algorithm decided what results should be... the poorest students received worse marks’ / “Human review” of decisions made by computer algorithms will be quietly axed under a bonfire of EU laws, MPs have been warned – risking a repeat of the 2020 “A-levels fiasco”.
Commons bid to force ministers to negotiate continued access for UK students is defeated by Tories.
First 17 “European Universities” selected: a major step towards building a European Education Area
26/06/2019
The European Commission has today announced the higher education institutions from all over Europe that will be part of the first “European Universities” alliances. They will enhance the quality and attractiveness of European higher education and boost cooperation between institutions, their students and staff.
Brexit has doubled the cost of studying in the UK for Europeans, which means many more students are heading to Dutch universities, which offer multiple programs in English. That's caused hundreds to arrive at universities in the Netherlands this month without promised housing.
French school leaders are opting for the more expensive but simpler trip to Ireland. / French school trips to the UK have been halted by Brexit visa issues, according to reports.
Dominic Cummings’ 250-page paper attacks fear of elitism and waste of billions of pounds, and calls for slimmed-down ministry.
Has Brexit wrecked my life’s work?
12/02/2021
So, has Brexit negated the positive progress in language teaching over the last 50 years?
The number of foreign student trips organised to the UK by specialist European tour operators this year is down 83% compared to pre-pandemic 2019, largely due to a post-Brexit passport rule change.
It did not take much more than a basic level of scrutiny to expose his rhetoric for what it is - scaremongering.
Ireland is now more popular than Britain for school trips from the continent as a result of post-Brexit changes to group travel rules.
Accusations come as PM is set to meet Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin.
A review of evidence about opportunities, challenges and risks to the North East economy and its key sectors with recommendations for action.
Scottish ministers are under fresh pressure to boost student exchange links with the EU as frustration grows over Britain’s post-Brexit Turing Scheme.
An increasingly competitive international market, Brexit and fewer research citations contributed to fall, says research.
The replacement for the Erasmus study exchange scheme will not fund tuition or travel costs, it has emerged – and the living allowance has been slashed.
Northumbria University is considering whether to make more staff employees of its Dutch subsidiary in order to circumvent some of the problems caused by Brexit, a pro vice-chancellor at the institution has said.
Ofsted's head of research has complained on Twitter of being turned down in his application for "settled status" in the UK after Brexit.
Students say the Turing Scheme is plagued with problems and leaves them facing uncertainty even after they begin study.
Education and business leaders point to lost income for country and opportunities for students
But Charles Booth, head of construction and projects, said there had been "very large" construction cost increases due to instability and inflation from Brexit, Covid shutdowns and the Ukraine war.
Rising inflation, Brexit and pandemic blamed as school expansion costs rocket by a quarter
19/08/2022
A £1.2M rise in the cost of expanding a special school has been blamed on rising inflation and the impact of Brexit and covid. Rumworth Special School is expanding to be able to accept up to 400 pupils by 2026.
European schoolchildren can no longer travel on group passports, resulting in trips to UK cultural heritage sites being struck from the list.
SCOTLAND has received around £14 million less under the UK Government’s post- Brexit student exchange programme compared to the EU’s Erasmus+ scheme.
"EVEN before Brexit was official we were suffering the consequences of it. It was just like one great big negative PR for the UK.”
SDLP claim Brexit impacting education
17/01/2022
SDLP Brexit Spokesperson Matthew O’Toole has said the DUP’s “foolhardy pursuit of a hard Brexit” is impacting young people’s futures.
Student Union Leaders Demand Government Abandon Any Plan To Charge EU Students More After Brexit
01/05/2019
More than 100 elected student union representatives from across the country have written to Damian Hinds demanding he abandon any plan to charge EU students more after Brexit.
As part of the government’s Brexit deal, the UK withdrew from the EU’s historic Erasmus programme, which enables students all around the EU to participate in university exchanges, offering young people the chance to broaden their horizons by exploring other European cultures, meeting new people, and learning languages.
The odds of crashing out of the EU with No-Deal are rising - and here's why that's a bit of a worry.
The Brexit Referendum 5 Years on – Summary of Impacts to Date (Information note from the Scottish Government) [pdf]
24/06/2021
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
How has the recruitment of UK-based teachers by international schools in Europe been affected by Brexit?
This Government Wants To Throw EU Students Under The Bus – Student Reps Like Me Won't Let Them
01/05/2019
Plans to raise fees for EU students, remove vital financial support and make it far harder for us to apply to study would shut off our world class education sector from the world.
Thousands of EU academics left posts at leading British universities after Brexit vote, analysis finds
13/08/2019
The Russell Group calls on Boris Johnson to provide certainty to staff to prevent exodus. / Thousands of EU academics left their posts at Britain’s most prestigious universities in the year after the Brexit vote – an 11 per cent rise on the year before, analysis shows.
Trade Consultation: Give Your Evidence - UK Trade and Business Commission [Deadline: 17/03/2023]
23/01/2023
The UK Trade and Business Commission is gathering evidence to understand the main challenges facing businesses, organisations and economic sectors to establish which policies and trading arrangements will help overcome the economic and trading barriers facing the UK today.
ORGANISERS of educational trips from European schools have warned that tough post-Brexit entry requirements will likely halve the number of pupils visiting Britain by half.
There is widespread recognition for the impressive reputation and record of the EU’s Erasmus Plus programme as a tried and trusted system of international educational collaboration. But a growing number of voices are being raised, within the UK and externally, asking probing questions about the architecture and limited ambitions of the UK government’s intended replacement, the Turing scheme.
UK must not deprioritise European student recruitment amid Brexit challenges, UUKi and Studyportals warn
03/11/2022
A major new analysis piece from UUKi and Studyportals urges the UK Government and universities to prioritise European student recruitment, and makes recommendations for stabilising and regrowing student numbers in opportunity markets.
In a strongly-worded joint statement, the two nations said the planned Turing Scheme was a ‘lesser imitation of the real thing’.
UK TNE has taken off in Europe, despite Brexit obstacles - Decline in students studying in the UK
16/06/2023
Those figures are in sharp contrast to the rapid decline in EU students studying in the UK since the implementation of the United Kingdom Brexit withdrawal agreement signed with the EU by the Boris Johnson Conservative government.
UK Universities Risk Losing £62.5 Million Annually Due to Post-Brexit Rules for EU Students
18/03/2021
UK universities could lose £62.5 million per year in tuition fees following the UK leaving the European Union (EU), the analysis “EU exit: estimating the impact on UK higher education” commissioned by the British government prepared for the UK Department of Education by London Economics, has pointed out.
UK warned not to take appeal for international students ‘for granted’ amid drop in EU student numbers
09/09/2021
International students thought to be worth £25.9bn a year to UK economy.
Glasgow University’s principal, Anton Muscatelli, says fears about the UK’s place in the research community post-Brexit are already affecting recruitment.
The mother of a British teenager who has been forced to put her plans to study in the Netherlands on hold due to Brexit advises other families to plan ahead to avoid the same.
The number of pupils admitted to Oxford University from EU countries has halved in the past five years, according to the University’s annual admissions report, which also indicated that the decline was expected as a result of Brexit.
We didn’t know the facts about the EU before voting to leave. We need to learn before considering to re-join.
Younger generation will be forced to clear up Brexit chaos left by politicians, headteachers told
05/05/2019
The country’s children will be forced to clear up the Brexit “chaos” left by politicians, a headteachers’ union leader has said.
Groups from the continent are going elsewhere, tour operators say, deterred more by passport and visa rules than the pandemic.
‘An outward-looking nation’: Wales unveils Brexit-busting international exchange programme to replace Erasmus+
02/02/2022
Wales’ Education Minister has unveiled a new international exchange programme for Wales, to replace the Erasmus+ programme which the UK Government decided to leave after Brexit.
With no UK funding guarantees, English language learners are heading to Ireland – while their British counterparts are left in limbo.
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