UK Reportedly Set to Rejoin EU’s Erasmus Student Exchange Scheme. The UK is reported to be preparing to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme, restoring study opportunities lost after Brexit. British students were excluded from Erasmus in January 2021, when the UK left the scheme and replaced it with the Turing programme. Media reports says ministers could announce the UK’s return from January 2027 as part of a broader post-Brexit reset with Brussels. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to rebuild ties with the EU and said in May that talks on rejoining Erasmus were under way. Negotiations focuses on financial terms, with reports saying the EU had offered the UK a 30% reduction in membership fees for the first year. The renewed participation is expected to include university exchanges as well as vocational training placements. UK universities welcomed the reported breakthrough, saying Erasmus+ would once again provide broad educational and cultural opportunities. Pro-EU parties praised the development, describing it as an important step toward repairing the impact of Brexit on young people.