SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Interpretation
Meaning of Erasmus year4
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.
F13
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.