\n\t\t\t\t\tUnlike Erasmus, the Turing Scheme enabled British students to go abroad but did not support reciprocal exchanges from other countries to the UK\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
Boris Johnson\u2019s post-Brexit student exchange programme, the Turing Scheme, will have its funding slashed in the Spending Review, The i Paper can reveal.<\/p>\n
Sources in Whitehall and the university sector said the scheme \u2013 which costs about \u00a3100m a year \u2013 will have its funding cut as the UK plots a return to the EU\u2019s Erasmus exchange scheme.<\/p>\n
The long-term future of the scheme is uncertain but it may yet continue in a slimmed down form alongside Erasmus, The i Paper understands.<\/p>\n
It comes amid warnings that universities face a \u201cgrim\u201d outlook in next week\u2019s Spending Review.<\/p>\n
The Turing Scheme was launched in 2021 after Johnson\u2019s Conservative government decided not to remain signed up to Erasmus when the UK left the EU<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the time, Johnson said the scheme would be a \u201ctruly global programme\u201d which would help students \u201cexperience fantastic education opportunities in any country they choose\u201d.<\/p>\n Unlike Erasmus, the Turing Scheme enabled British students to go abroad but did not support reciprocal exchanges from other countries to the UK. It has funded placements for tens of thousands of students to study abroad in countries around the world. <\/p>\n Opinions about the scheme have been mixed, with some institutions applauding its global reach and the opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but others criticising excessive red tape.<\/p>\n The future of the Turing Scheme has been thrown into doubt because of a combination of factors.<\/p>\n Funding for the scheme had not been committed beyond next year, and the Department for Education has received a tight settlement in the Spending Review in which schools and the early years have been prioritised above universities, The i Paper understands.<\/p>\n