Committee to take evidence on post-brexit mobility of young people
On Tuesday 6 December, the European Affairs Committee will hear first from a panel consisting of representatives of the educational travel sector and of a youth advocacy organisation. At 5pm, evidence will be taken from representatives of students and universities.
Panel A
- Joss Croft, Chief Executive Officer, UKinbound
- Rhammel Afflick, Head of Advocacy and Communications, British Youth Council
- Stephen Lowy, the British Educational Travel Association
Panel B
- Ellie Gomersall, President at National Union of Students Scotland
- Charley Robinson, Head of Global Mobility Policy at Universities UK International
- Anne-Marie Graham, Chief Executive at UK Council for International Student Affairs
Background
The aim of the UK/EU Relationship inquiry is to examine the overarching state of the post-Brexit UK-EU relationship and how it might be improved in the future. The inquiry is investigating:
- The overall UK-EU political, diplomatic and institutional relationship;
- The UK-EU relationship on foreign policy and security;
- The UK-EU relationship on environment and climate change matters;
- The UK-EU relationship on culture, education and mobility of people
Meeting details
At 3:30pm: Private discussion
Inquiry
The future UK-EU relationship
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
The future UK-EU relationship
Chief Executive Officer at UKinbound
Head of Advocacy and Communications at British Youth Council
Chairman at British Educational Travel Association
At 5:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
The future UK-EU relationship
President at National Union of Students Scotland
Head of Global Mobility Policy at Universities UK International
Chief Executive at UK Council for International Student Affairs
Possible topics
- The overall impact of Brexit on student mobility between the EU and the UK, and vice versa
- The main causes of the recent decline in the number of EU students enrolled at UK universities, and whether there are any steps you would like to see the Government take in terms of recruitment of EU students
- The impact of the end of free movement on the experience of students arriving from the EU, and how straightforward the post-Brexit immigration system is to navigate for incoming students
- The impact of the UK Government’s decision not to participate in the Erasmus+ programme on universities and students
- Whether the Turing scheme is an adequate replacement for Erasmus+
- Whether the Government should seek to negotiate a reciprocal student exchange scheme with the EU/individual Member States, and whether Turing and Erasmus+ could be linked in some way
- Whether the Taith programme introduced by the Welsh Government provides a model that could be replicated elsewhere in the UK
- Whether there are currently appropriate arrangements in place to facilitate youth mobility for travel and work between the UK and the EU, and vice versa – and whether the UK should seek to negotiate inclusion of the EU/EU Member States in its Youth Mobility Scheme
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