165,000 Erasmus exchange students and 5,000 Solidarity Corps volunteers have seen their projects put on hold by the Covid-19 health restrictions. Four students tell their stories. MEPs are calling for flexible rules to protect their status and to help them get back home.

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Covid-19 and Erasmus: Students' stories

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the months of hard work I have done here,

to Italy for the duration of the quarantine.

than facing it kilometres away from home."

Sara's host university has moved teaching online.

flexibility to the programme as possible.

something to study, to still feel like a student."

to help fight the social impact of Covid-19.

for a consistent policy across member states