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Holyrood ministers are exploring options to keep Scotland involved in the EU's Erasmus programme.
The scheme, which offers opportunities to study abroad, is ending in the UK because of Brexit, with a new and cheaper programme to be offered.
The Scottish and Welsh governments wanted to continue full participation in Erasmus after Brexit.
However, Higher Education Minister Richard Lochhead said the UK government had ruled that out.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously assured MPs that Brexit posed no threat to the Erasmus+ scheme, but the UK government later decided the programme was too expensive and withdrew.