The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Meaning of Erasmus year

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.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “ERASMUS scheme” means the European Union’s action scheme for the mobility of university students(1).

(1)

ERASMUS is part of the European Community action programme SOCRATES;OJ No L28,3.2.2000 p.1.