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<p>The Government values international exchanges and collaboration in education and
training. Future cooperation on education was discussed in the context of negotiations
on the Political Declaration, where the UK and the EU agreed to establish terms and
conditions for potential UK participation in EU programmes.</p><p>The next generation
of EU programmes are currently under negotiation in the EU. The Government will make
decisions on whether to participate in specific programmes in light of these negotiations
and wider UK priorities.</p><p>Under the terms of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement,
UK entities' right to participate in EU programmes during the current Multiannual
Financial Framework period, such as Erasmus+, will be unaffected by the UK's withdrawal
from the EU for the lifetime of those projects financed by the current Multiannual
Financial Framework.</p><p>The Secretary of State regularly discusses EU Exit issues,
including future UK participation in EU programmes, with Cabinet colleagues, and the
Government is engaging closely with the HE sector and taking action to provide greater
certainty.</p><p> </p>
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