“It was the best year of my life” Erasmus students in the UK.

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“It was the best year of my life”: Former Erasmus students on what could be lost with Brexit

Verne speaks to Spanish alumni who studied in the UK on the importance of the program, which could be at risk if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal.

The Erasmus exchange program is a life-changing experience for many university students. At the beginning, everything is challenging: the language barrier, hunting for an apartment and getting to know a new city. But the experience also gives students the opportunity to learn new things, be independent and have an amazing time.

Since it was founded in 1987, the Erasmus exchange program has hosted more than four million students. But uncertainty surrounding Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, a process commonly referred to as “Brexit,” has cast doubts about the future of the program in the United Kingdom. If the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal, Spanish students enrolled in the 2018-2019 academic year could lose their scholarship to travel and study in the country.

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