On this page:
- Brexit and student exchange (updated 26 Jan 2024)
- The war on Ukraine and its impact on student exchange
1. Brexit and student exchanges
(Updated 26 Jan 2024)
Since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union came into effect 1 January 2021, the current situation and future of student mobility to the UK has been uncertain. The UK is withdrawing from the Erasmus+ student mobility programme (as it’s funded by the European Commission) as well once the programme is completed.
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 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.
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.
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.