Petition · past parliament

UK to re-join Erasmus. Alongside developing the Turing program.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

For the UK government to agree for Great Britain to become an Erasmus Partner Nation, just like Switzerland. As Northern Ireland is continuing participation.

Erasmus currently provides each year 17,000 British students with training & education, whilst bringing £243m per-year to the UK economy.
Independent:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-erasmus-eu-exchange-b1774348.html

BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55442685

Erasmus Website:
https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/participating-countries

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Negotiate continued access to the Erasmus programme for UK teachers and pupils

Timeline

26 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Dec 2020

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