The UK government has repeatedly made clear that it values international exchange and collaboration in education and training as part of its vision for a global Britain, and we believe that the UK and European countries should continue to give young people and students the chance to benefit from each other\u2019s world leading universities post-exit.<\/p>
In the event that there is no agreement between the UK and the EU on the Withdrawal Agreement \u2013 a \u201cno deal\u201d scenario - it is clearly in the interests of both parties to agree how we can ensure that mobilities and projects can be managed smoothly to completion. This will provide clarity and reassurance for both UK and EU students and institutions.<\/p>
The government\u2019s guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK applicants for all successful Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps bids submitted before the end of 2020. Successful bids are those that are approved directly by the European Commission or by the UK National Agency and ratified by the European Commission.<\/p>
To provide more clarity, we published a new technical notice at the end of January, which provides detailed guidance to organisations and students on the UK\u2019s anticipated participation in the current Erasmus+ programme (2014 to 2020) in the event of no deal. You can read this here:<\/p>