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<p>The government has made clear that it values international exchange and collaboration
in education and training as part of our vision for a global Britain. We are committed
to the UK remaining open to the world, and becoming even more global and internationalist
in outlook. That is why the Department for Education supports a number of outward
mobility and exchange programmes which broaden access to international opportunities,
schemes such as Fulbright scholarships and Generation UK China.</p><p>Irrespective
of the outcome of Article 50 negotiations, the UK and European countries should continue
to give young people and students the chance to benefit from each other’s world-leading
universities following our exit from the European Union. In addition, the UK is an
Erasmus+ programme country and the Withdrawal Agreement ensures that UK entities'
and students’ rights to participate in the current programme will remain unaffected
for the remainder of the current EU budget cycle. Following ratification of the Agreement,
UK-based organisations and people will be able to bid for funding, participate in
and lead consortia, for the duration of the current programmes.</p><p>In addition
to this, the UK is open to exploring participation in the Erasmus+ successor scheme
for 2021-27, which is currently being discussed in the EU. We will continue to participate
in discussions on the draft regulation while we remain an EU Member State and are
considering options for future participation in the next Erasmus+ programme. However,
a decision on UK participation in the next programme is ultimately a matter for wider
negotiations about our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>As is the duty of a
responsible government, we are also preparing for a range of potential outcomes and
this includes promoting international mobility through a domestic alternative to Erasmus+.</p>
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