Plea for a re-association with Erasmus+

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Erasmus, swissuniversities is making a plea for Switzerland's re-association with the programme. Switzerland lost its status as a programme country in 2014 with the adoption of the immigration initiative and has since participated indirectly via the Erasmus+ transitional solution.

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swissuniversities is calling for negotiations with the European Commission to be resumed in order to find innovative solutions for a re-association of Switzerland. It sees the temporary solution for Erasmus+ as bringing with it a number of serious restrictions for Swiss universities and higher education institutions. They are continually losing visibility and influence within the international university landscape.

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