Unclear what will happen to replacement Turing schemepublished at 09:27 GMT
Image source, Getty ImagesThe scheme, which replaced Erasmus for UK students, was named after British codebreaker Alan Turing
It is not yet clear what will happen to the Turing scheme, which was set up in 2021, once the UK rejoins Erasmus.
Created as a replacement for Erasmus, the Turing scheme has a more global reach, sconcludeing students to countries outside of Europe, including Canada, Japan and the US.
It was named after Alan Turing, a British mathematician pivotal in assisting crack German encrypted communications during World War Two.
More than 40,000 placements were funded by the Turing scheme in the 2024 to 2025 academic year, costing £105m in funding, external.
When it was introduced by Johnson’s government, ministers declared the scheme was an “improvement” on Erasmus due to its worldwide scope and increased funding for travel costs.
They also declared the programme would particularly assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Around half of last year’s placements fell into this category.
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