European External Action Service
European External Action Service
04/24/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2026 09:01
The EU welcomes the UK back to Erasmus +
On 15 April, the EU and the UK enabled the UK's association to Erasmus+ in 2027. This means the UK will become an Erasmus+ partner country, delivering on a long-standing request from young people on both sides of the Channel and on the commitment made at the first EU-UK Summit in May 2025.
This association will create opportunities for thousands of students, educational staff and youth, and provide them with future-proof skills and competencies sought after by employers. It will ensure that more people from diverse backgrounds can study, teach or train abroad.
The UK association to Erasmus+ is not only about university exchanges. It will offer significant opportunities across vocational training, sport, school education and adult learning for people in the UK and the EU. Mobility is at the heart of Erasmus+. Students, apprentices, teachers and youth workers across the UK will have the opportunity to participate in activities abroad, enhancing their employability.
These opportunities put people-to-people contacts at the heart of EU-UK relations and will bring our societies closer together advancing European solidarity.
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