The UK’s Turing international exchange scheme will end when the country rejoins Erasmus+, the government has confirmed.
Turing, which has run since 2021, will not operate in the 2027-28 academic year, when the UK will instead take part in the European Union’s flagship programme after a six-year absence.
It brings an end to the UK’s experiment in running its own exchange scheme, which allowed for placements in a wider range of countries around the world but was hampered by bureaucratic hurdles and waning interest.
The government confirmed it would rejoin Erasmus+ in December last year as part of strengthening of ties with the EU, 10 years after the Brexit referendum. Ministers are hoping 100,000 people will benefit in its first year alone, including not just university students but also apprentices, further education students, and adult learners.
The deal is expected to cost more than £570 million a year, although there have been questions about how Erasmus+ will operate in practice, particularly regarding the incoming international student levy.
