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One of the most misunderstood Brexit factors is Britain’s natural advantage - and massive economic assets - education.
While remainers are responding. understandably, emotionally to UKs Erasmus opt out - there’s something lacking in the debate - what is UKs plan here?
A thread. https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1342138413831630849
While remainers are responding. understandably, emotionally to UKs Erasmus opt out - there’s something lacking in the debate - what is UKs plan here?
A thread. https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1342138413831630849
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What many fail to grasp is - as English is more or less obligatory for EU youngsters - there’s always far more EUers wanting to come to UK than any other country. And particularly Brits who are shared out over many countries.
This has 2 effects..
What many fail to grasp is - as English is more or less obligatory for EU youngsters - there’s always far more EUers wanting to come to UK than any other country. And particularly Brits who are shared out over many countries.
This has 2 effects..
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As Erasmus is largely reciprocal this means UK academic institutions don’t have to try too hard while EU colleges tend to be generous with Brits. I know my Erasmus year was much better run than German students going in opposite direction. They couldn’t afford to lose us.
As Erasmus is largely reciprocal this means UK academic institutions don’t have to try too hard while EU colleges tend to be generous with Brits. I know my Erasmus year was much better run than German students going in opposite direction. They couldn’t afford to lose us.
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Given this you’d think Johnson was right - why bother with Erasmus when the world wants to come to Britain?
But here’s where it gets tricky..
Given this you’d think Johnson was right - why bother with Erasmus when the world wants to come to Britain?
But here’s where it gets tricky..
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Is the UK govt really going to support hundreds of thousands of Jack & Jules from Luton comp & Middlesex uni spending a year abroad in New Zealand or Canada?
To do what?
Learn a language?
The airfares alone would run into the millions. Or would this be student debt financed?
Is the UK govt really going to support hundreds of thousands of Jack & Jules from Luton comp & Middlesex uni spending a year abroad in New Zealand or Canada?
To do what?
Learn a language?
The airfares alone would run into the millions. Or would this be student debt financed?
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Clearly this is never going to happen - apart from a few rich students who could finance this - and they can do that in Europe & get a language outside normal Erasmus anyway.
So where would UKs reciprocal students come from - only really one answer..
Clearly this is never going to happen - apart from a few rich students who could finance this - and they can do that in Europe & get a language outside normal Erasmus anyway.
So where would UKs reciprocal students come from - only really one answer..
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Non English speaking middle class students from developing world states - but the problem here is while this could be a goer in Brazil, Mexico, Cameron or India - how many British students would reciprocate?
Not many I suspect.
And here’s where I get the UK plan.
Non English speaking middle class students from developing world states - but the problem here is while this could be a goer in Brazil, Mexico, Cameron or India - how many British students would reciprocate?
Not many I suspect.
And here’s where I get the UK plan.
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UK govt knows a year abroad in Britain is a big earner for UK - so it actually has no interest in a genuine Erasmus rival. It will attempt to squeeze more money out of foreign students in UK knowing that it won’t support “Jack going to Rio”.
But it can’t say this publicly.
UK govt knows a year abroad in Britain is a big earner for UK - so it actually has no interest in a genuine Erasmus rival. It will attempt to squeeze more money out of foreign students in UK knowing that it won’t support “Jack going to Rio”.
But it can’t say this publicly.
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To me this is the only logical outcome:
More richer foreign students will be encouraged to come to UK - it’s easy money for Britain.
But Jack from Luton & Jules from Middlesex Uni will have to pay themselves if they want to go anywhere - and they won’t.
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To me this is the only logical outcome:
More richer foreign students will be encouraged to come to UK - it’s easy money for Britain.
But Jack from Luton & Jules from Middlesex Uni will have to pay themselves if they want to go anywhere - and they won’t.
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