https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain 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.es/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 After six months living in Barcelona as an Erasmus student, Leslie Fried was desperate to see as much of Spain as she could. With only one week holiday and a limited budget, she hired a car with six friends and they hit the road. https://www.thelocal.es/20190219/road-tripping-in-spain-a-rough-guide-to-visiting-six-cities-in-six-days Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:16:55 +0100 road-tripping-in-spain-a-rough-guide-to-visiting-six-cities-in-six-days Tens of thousands of students head to Madrid each summer to take up internship posts in the hope of improving their language skills and exploring Spanish culture. This is everything you need to know to make the most of it. https://www.thelocal.es/20180625/intern-survial-guide-spain-madrid Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:58:20 +0200 intern-survial-guide-spain-madrid He is 80 years old, has suffered a heart attack and quadruple bypass, but on Monday this Spanish grandfather will head off to start a new semester as an Erasmus student in Italy. https://www.thelocal.es/20180214/grandfather-80-becomes-spains-oldest-erasmus-student Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:53:49 +0100 grandfather-80-becomes-spains-oldest-erasmus-student Spanish politician Manuel Marín, a longtime member of the European Commission seen as the 'father' of the EU's popular Erasmus student exchange scheme, has died at the age of 68. https://www.thelocal.es/20171205/obit-manuel-marin-father-of-erasmus-scheme Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:08:21 +0100 obit-manuel-marin-father-of-erasmus-scheme It's a new school year and that means a whole new intake of Erasmus students will flood into Spain. Here's what makes Spain the most popular destination for students on the European exchange programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20170831/nine-awesome-reasons-to-spend-erasmus-in-spain Thu, 31 Aug 2017 16:51:17 +0200 nine-awesome-reasons-to-spend-erasmus-in-spain Looking for somewhere to spend your gap year? The Local explores the wealth of experiences Spain has to offer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160818/eight-reasons-gap-year-spain Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:13:29 +0200 eight-reasons-gap-year-spain Three of the top ten places to spend Erasmus are in Spain, according to a new ranking, with Madrid at number one. What makes Spain such an awesome place to study? The Local explains. https://www.thelocal.es/20160425/spain-rated-top-erasmus-destination-and-heres-why Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:45:35 +0200 spain-rated-top-erasmus-destination-and-heres-why As a long time Spanish resident in the UK, director of Modern Languages at Northumbria University Dr Carlos Solares reveals some of the Spain-UK links you never knew existed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150504/amazing-spain-uk-links-you-never-knew-existed Mon, 04 May 2015 16:57:24 +0200 amazing-spain-uk-links-you-never-knew-existed Could it be the famed fish and chips, the daily drizzle or the Mr Darcy effect? Great Britain is the destination of choice for Spanish students, a new study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.es/20150429/uk-top-destination-for-spaniards-studying-abroad Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:15:37 +0200 uk-top-destination-for-spaniards-studying-abroad Updated: a Polish student on the Erasmus exchange program has died after falling seven metres while attempting to take a selfie photograph of herself in front of Seville's iconic Triana bridge. https://www.thelocal.es/20141103/spanish-selfie-accident-seriously-injures-student Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:37:00 +0100 spanish-selfie-accident-seriously-injures-student Spain's Education Minister José Ignacio Wert is to demand higher academic performance and English-language proficiency equivalent to European level B2 from the 10,000 applicants who wish to benefit from government funding for the Erasmus Plus programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20140130/spanish-erasmus-students-face-english-test-for-grants Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:12:00 +0100 spanish-erasmus-students-face-english-test-for-grants 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.es/20131121/is-erasmus-really-worth-its-budget-boost Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:53:43 +0100 is-erasmus-really-worth-its-budget-boost The European Commission has dismissed claims by Spain’s highly unpopular Education Minister that grants for Spanish students on Erasmus, the European university exchange programme, will be halved next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20131113/eu-rubbishes-spains-erasmus-cutback-claims Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:27:00 +0100 eu-rubbishes-spains-erasmus-cutback-claims Spain's Ministry of Education on Tuesday reversed its decision to restrict the number of education grants given to the 40,000 Spanish university students who are currently studying abroad with the Erasmus student exchange scheme. https://www.thelocal.es/20131105/spains-erasmus-students-lose-grants-while-abroad Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:09:00 +0100 spains-erasmus-students-lose-grants-while-abroad Spain has held onto its position as the leading destination for European university students in the Erasmus exchange scheme and is also the country that sends most students abroad, despite offering the lowest grants in the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20130708/spain-still-top-spot-for-erasmus-students Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:01:00 +0200 spain-still-top-spot-for-erasmus-students