Young people will soon be able to take part in youth exchanges, volunteering opportunities, periods of study or work across Europe again, as the UK and EU sign the legal text in Brussels to formally bring the UK into Erasmus+ in 2027.
Less advantaged students who studied abroad had better long-term career prospects than those who did not – and so the reopening is said to support the UK government’s wider drive to expand young people’s opportunities, regardless of background. The benefits to young people in participating in cross-border projects and meeting people from different countries and cultures is multi-faceted and long-lasting.
The British Council will act as the UK’s National Agency for the programme.
This follows British Council’s work as the Erasmus+ UK National Agency, between 2014 and 2020, where they oversaw more than 8,000 projects, engaging more than 580,000 participants and awarding around €1.1 billion to UK organisations.
CWVYS hope that the good relationship we built with the British Council in that time will continue on in this next chapter of European work and opportunities for young people here in Wales.
You can find out more here; UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027 – GOV.UK