Press Release: £800 million to help UK students study overseas

Thousands of UK students will be helped to study overseas thanks to Erasmus+, the new EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport, Universities, which was adopted by the European Parliament on 19 November 2014 and which is due to begin in January 2014. The contract to deliver the programme in the UK was awarded to the British Council, in partnership with Ecorys UK.

Funded by the European Commission, and bringing together a number of existing EU programmes, Erasmus+ is worth an estimated £793 million (€940 million) to the UK. It will increase opportunities for international study, teaching and volunteering in Europe and beyond.

• Primary Source

Website: Erasmus+ UK education, training, youth and sport opportunities across Europe www.erasmusplus.org.uk/

ESO: Background information: Green light for Erasmus+: More than 4 million to get EU grants for skills and employability http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-green-light-for-erasmus-more-than-4-million-to-get-eu-grants-for-skills-and-employability/

European Commission: DG Education and Culture: Lifelong Learning Programme: The ERASMUS Programme – studying in Europe and more http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/erasmus_en.htm

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