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1. Brexit and student exchanges
(Updated 25 June 2024)
The United Kingdom is continuing to be a part of the Erasmus+ programme as a partner country. This means that students will be able to apply for Erasmus+ exchange at UK host institutions within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, if the student’s department/subject has a valid Erasmus+ agreement with a British university. If UEF has a bilateral exchange agreement with a British university, students may apply for bilateral exchange. If UEF has no current exchange agreements with a university, students may apply for Freemover grants for an exchange.
One of YUFE Alliance members is University of Essex in the UK. Students may apply for YUFE exchange to Essex and receive Erasmus+ grants for the mobility. Read more about YUFE Alliance on Kamu.
For trainee/internships in Britain, Erasmus+ traineeship funding is available. If the receiving organisation is a university or another higher education institution, there needs to be a valid Erasmus+ agreement that includes traineeships between UEF and the employing institution. If there is no agreement, students may apply for their department’s own traineeship grants.
If the employer/traineeship placement is a public or private organisation and not a higher education institution, students may apply for Erasmus+ traineeship funding. In this case, regular Erasmus+ rules regarding traineeship funding will apply.
2. The war on Ukraine and its impact on student exchange
(Updated 28 June 2022)
Following the policies issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture on 9 March 2022, the University of Eastern Finland refrains from all cooperation with Russian partner organisations in higher education and science. According to the policies, new projects will not be initiated and existing cooperation between organisations will be suspended for the time being.
This means that currently UEF students are not able to apply for student exchange at Russian universities.