UK students trailing EU peers on take up of Erasmus exchanges

By Andy Gibbs. The Erasmus+ programme, which aims to boost the number of students and staff studying and working abroad across the European Union, started on January 1 2014. It will provide €14bn to 33 countries over the next seven years. The money will be used to fund students and staff to undertake education and training opportunities overseas, with an estimated €940m set to go to the UK. More...