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NEWS
Welsh keep a welcome in the hillside

for future foreign students

By Melanie Butler scheme will provide key benefits Overseas Territories.
The Welsh government has for Wales. International students, It covers higher and
launched its own Erasmus staff and researchers play an further education,
replacement programme, known invaluable role in diversifying and vocational training
as the New International Learning internationalising our campuses and school trips, but
Exchange. Unlike the UK-wide and communities at a time when work programmes are
Turing scheme (see opposite page), retaining an international outlook excluded.
it is designed to be reciprocal is more important than ever.” The scheme in PHOTO BY SHENGPENGPENG CAI ON UNSPLASH
with students, teachers or young Wales, a nation which
workers from partner organisations Scotland and makes up just 3% of
eligible to apply for funding from the total population
the scheme where necessary. Wales applied to of the UK, has Wales welcomes international diversity
Education is a devolved matter stay in the Erasmus guaranteed funding of
in the United Kingdom, and the £16.5 million to cover the scheme “We are delighted to be entrusted
governments of both Scotland programme, but until 2026. During this period the with hosting and co-developing
and Wales applied to stay in were turned down programme aims to help 15,000 the new International Learning
the Erasmus programme, but Welsh people travel to work and Exchange programme, which
were turned down by the EU. by the EU study abroad, and to welcome secures the opportunity for
Northern Irish students, however, 10,000 overseas participants to the global experiences for the next
will be eligible to take it under Funding for Turing, which is principality. generation of students across a
an agreement reached by the guaranteed at a £110 million for Speaking on behalf of Cardiff wide range of learning settings.
Republic of Ireland. the first year, is only available University, which is tasked with “We are sure that the scheme
Julie Lydon, vice-chancellor of to students from educational taking the lead in developing will be of huge benefit both for the
the University of South Wales and institutions in the UK, including and delivering the programmes, learners and for raising the global
chair of Universities Wales, says:. Wales, Scotland and Northern its president and vice-chancellor, profile of Wales as a connected,
“The reciprocal nature of the new Ireland, as well as British Professor Colin Riordan, says: open and inviting country.”

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