Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 September 2022
210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Erasmus grant supports are still being offered to third level students who take up college and work placements in the United Kingdom since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47425/22]
View answerWhile the United Kingdom has confirmed that it does not wish to participate in the Erasmus programme, it is able to continue to send and receive students and staff until 2022/2023 under existing agreements signed before the end of 2020. This arises as all Erasmus mobilities were deferred in 2020 and 2021 dues to restriction on travel during the Covid pandemic.
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the UK have taken up this option and will continue to send/ receive students until 2023. The Higher Education Authority, as the Erasmus National Agency for Ireland, facilitated the extension of agreements to 36 months which means that nearly all Higher Education Institutions will be able to send and receive students and staff to the UK until May 2023.
After that date, HEIs in Ireland may allocate up to 20% of their Erasmus mobility grant to international credit mobility to support students to travel to non-programme countries, which will include the UK.
