Meaning of Erasmus yearE+W
4.—(1) In these Regulations, an “Erasmus year” is an academic year in which a student—
(a)participates in the ERASMUS scheme as part of a course provided wholly by a recognised educational institution, and
(b)satisfies condition A, B, or C in sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The conditions are— Condition A
(a)The course is provided by an institution in Northern Ireland, and
(b)the student completes all periods of study or work placement under the scheme outside the United Kingdom.
Condition B
(a)The course is provided by an institution in England, Scotland or Wales,
(b)at least one period of study or work placement under the scheme is attended at an institution or workplace outside the United Kingdom during the academic year, and
(c)during that academic year, the aggregate of any one or more periods of full-time study at the institution in England, Scotland or Wales is less than 10 weeks.
Condition C
(a)The course is provided by an institution in England, Scotland or Wales,
(b)at least one period of study or work placement under the scheme is attended at an institution or workplace outside the United Kingdom during the academic year, and
(c)during that academic year and any previous academic years of the course, the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance (which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in England, Scotland or Wales), disregarding any intervening vacations, exceeds 30 weeks.
[F1(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “ERASMUS scheme” means—
(a)the European Union’s action scheme for the mobility of university students,
(b)the scheme established by the Secretary of State for Education known as the Turing Scheme, or
(c)the scheme established by the Welsh Ministers known as the International Learning Exchange Programme.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 4(3) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 52