New Erasmus+ should help boost UK outward mobility

By Nic Mitchell. With countries like Germany and the United States launching ambitious campaigns to encourage more of their students to study abroad, the United Kingdom is redoubling its efforts to increase the tiny number of British students venturing to overseas universities or work placements. A new UK-wide strategy to get more students abroad was launched last year, as University World News reported last September, and on 11 March about 130 delegates from across UK higher education met with representatives from the European Commission and countries keen to help make young Brits more mobile. Read more...