https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 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.de/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 One German and seven Italians were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160321/germans-dead-spain-bus-crash Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:25:31 +0100 germans-dead-spain-bus-crash A revamped version of European student exchange programme Erasmus officially launched in Berlin on Thursday with Germany's education minister praising the scheme as a Europe-wide “success story”. https://www.thelocal.de/20140424/german-education-minister-wanka-launches-erasmus-exchange-scheme Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:38:00 +0200 german-education-minister-wanka-launches-erasmus-exchange-scheme The number of Germans studying abroad through the Erasmus exchange programme has reached a record high. The education minister hailed the figures as "an encouraging sign for Europe's youth". https://www.thelocal.de/20140325/erasmus-increasingly-popular-with-german-students-education-wanka Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:25:00 +0100 erasmus-increasingly-popular-with-german-students-education-wanka Erasmus, the world's biggest student exchange, is to expand after 25 years of funding European students to go abroad. But with the EU budget being slashed, does the grant scheme deserve a 50 percent boost to its budget? https://www.thelocal.de/20131120/eu-student-exchange-upgraded-but-is-it-worth-it Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:17:00 +0100 eu-student-exchange-upgraded-but-is-it-worth-it