The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Devastating': Anger and dismay after UK decides to pull out of EU's Erasmus student scheme British students will no longer be able to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected the chance to continue participating in the scheme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201224/uks-decision-to-end-erasmus-for-british-students-causes-dismay Thu, 24 Dec 2020 19:31:50 +0100 uks-decision-to-end-erasmus-for-british-students-causes-dismay Switzerland won’t rejoin Erasmus before 2021 Swiss students will have to wait several more years before they regain full rights to participate in the European Union’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170829/switzerland-wont-rejoin-erasmus-before-2021 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:12:00 +0200 switzerland-wont-rejoin-erasmus-before-2021 Young people demand Switzerland rejoin Erasmus The youth arms of several Swiss political parties are petitioning the government to resume negotiations for Switzerland to rejoin the Erasmus+ student exchange programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170428/young-people-demand-switzerland-rejoin-erasmus Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:33:13 +0200 young-people-demand-switzerland-rejoin-erasmus Record numbers sign up for Swiss Erasmus replacement More people than ever are taking part in Switzerland’s study abroad scheme, despite the fact the country is no longer a full member of the EU’s Erasmus programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160830/record-numbers-sign-up-for-swiss-erasmus-replacement Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:03:10 +0200 record-numbers-sign-up-for-swiss-erasmus-replacement EU students shun Swiss university studies European students are shunning Switzerland in droves, according to an inter-canton organization which places the blame on the February 9th anti-immigration vote and the EU’s subsequent block on Switzerland’s participation in student mobility programme Erasmus. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141016/eu-students-shun-swiss-university-studies Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:22:00 +0200 eu-students-shun-swiss-university-studies Bern approves solution for Erasmus students Following the suspension of Switzerland's participation in the Erasmus student exchange programme, on Wednesday the federal government approved plans for a 23-million-franc ($26 million) interim solution. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140417/bern-approves-interim-solution-for-blocked-erasmus-students Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:31:00 +0200 bern-approves-interim-solution-for-blocked-erasmus-students Swiss students shut out of EU exchange deal The European Union has blocked Switzerland from its Erasmus+ student exchange programme as a result of the vote to re-introduce quotas on EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140227/swiss-students-shut-out-of-erasmus-exchange-programme Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:51:00 +0100 swiss-students-shut-out-of-erasmus-exchange-programme EU freezes research and student exchange funds In a tit-for-tat retaliation, the European Union has frozen research grants for Swiss universities worth hundreds of millions of euros and suspended the involvement of Switzerland in the Erasmus student exchange programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140216/eu-freezes-swiss-research-and-student-exchange-funds Mon, 17 Feb 2014 00:19:00 +0100 eu-freezes-swiss-research-and-student-exchange-funds Student groups fight threatened mobility curbs In yet more fallout from the decision of Swiss voters to curb immigration to Switzerland from the European Union, student organizations are alarmed about the impact this will have on educational exchange programmes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140213/eu-and-swiss-student-groups-oppose-mobility-curbs Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:55:00 +0100 eu-and-swiss-student-groups-oppose-mobility-curbs