Recommendation 95

The Welsh Government is similarly disappointed that the UK is no longer participating in the Erasmus+ scheme and, as a result, has begun developing its own scheme called the ‘New International Learning Exchange’ to “fill the gaps Turing leaves”.220 A fundamental principle of the programme will be reciprocity: a two-way exchange.221 Whilst the UK Government has allocated £110m for the first year of the Turing Scheme (UK-wide), the Welsh Government is allocating £65m between 2022 and 2026.222 According to the Welsh Government, students and staff across universities, further education, adult education, 214 “Erasmus loss ‘a huge blow’”, Scottish Government, 28 December 2020 215 “Erasmus loss ‘a huge blow’”, Scottish Government, 28 December 2020 216 Q202 217 Q199 & Q180 218 Q236 219 Q236 220 “New International Learning Exchange programme to make good the loss of Erasmus+”, Welsh Government, 21 March 2021 221 “New International Learning Exchange programme to make good the loss of Erasmus+”, Welsh Government, 21 March 2021 222 “New International Learning Exchange programme to make good the loss of Erasmus+”, Welsh Government, 21 March 2021 Universities and Scotland 39 youth work settings and schools will be able to “benefit from international exchanges in a similar way to the opportunities that flowed from Erasmus+, not just in Europe but also further afield”.223 UK Government position on Erasmus+ and Turing