We were given the opportunity to provide evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee on their inquiry into Erasmus+ and the replacement schemes in place across the UK.

In our evidence we highlight:

• Scotland’s students, staff and universities would benefit significantly from the introduction of a two-way mobility scheme in Scotland, that would complement the opportunities available as part of the Turing Scheme, as run by the UK Government.
• A Scottish scheme, as indicated in the Scottish Government’s 2021-22 Programme for Government, would need to be financially supported from additional funds. It cannot be delivered within existing higher education budgets. Regrettably, given the pattern of cuts to university funding (and the recent clawback of £20 million from higher education) this does not seem to be a realistic proposition.