Faculty’s Pro-Dean for Student Education speaks to BBC News at 10 about possible youth mobility scheme
The scheme would build on the recent UK-EU agreement and allow young people from the UK to travel to the EU, and vice-versa, for a limited time, to pursue work and study opportunities
A Pro-Dean for Student Education at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures has spoken to the BBC about the possible benefits of the UK government’s proposed ‘youth mobility scheme’ with the EU.
Although details are yet to be announced, the scheme would build on the recent UK-EU agreement and allow young people from the UK to travel to the EU, and vice-versa, for a limited time, to pursue work and study opportunities.
Sascha Stollhans is Professor of Language Education and Linguistics at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and one of the Faculty’s two Pro-Deans for Student Education. Speaking to the BBC News at 10 on Monday 19 May, he described the plan as “a really good move”.
Professor Sascha Stollhans speaks to the BBC News at 10’s Danny Savage outside the Parkinson Building, University of Leeds.
He added: “Like many other colleagues in the languages sector, I welcome the news that the government is working with the EU on setting up a youth experience scheme. When we left the Erasmus+ programme, we regrettably lost access to an existing network that enabled our students to easily spend some time studying or working within the EU. Such intercultural exchanges can make a big difference to young people’s lives, giving them an opportunity to broaden their horizons by immersing themselves in a different culture for a period of time.
“UK universities also benefit hugely from welcoming international students to their campuses: it creates a more lively, vibrant and diverse campus experience for all, and of course international students also contribute to our wider communities and economy. Anything we can do to facilitate these reciprocal exchanges should be embraced.”
Professor Stollhans has highlighted the benefits of Erasmus+ in a piece for the Conversation UK.
