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Petition · past parliament

Enable new university students to take part in Erasmus exchanges, with funding.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Students commencing university courses this Autumn chose courses,, applied, and were awarded places, including the opportunity to study at a European university in the thiird year It would be unfortunate, in the light of the referendum vote to leave the EU, these assurances were broken.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Maintain the Erasmus scheme despite Britain's exit from the European Union

Timeline

2 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Aug 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.