Transnational education

The government of Tajikistan is looking to promote partnerships between its universities and institutions in the UK, delegates heard at a recent webinar.

Oxford Brookes University has announced a new partnership with vocational and tertiary provider British College of Applied Studies in Sri Lanka.

Institutions across New Zealand and Australia are seeking to develop hybrid delivery models via joint programs and partnerships that will suit future students' needs - as stakeholders agree more students may wish to start in-country and complete overseas.

The number of UK education providers offering TNE globally grew in 2018/19, although the total number of students enrolled saw a 26,880 drop.

Education centre EduCity in Malaysia is looking to establish a transit hub to allow students enrol with international institutions in a "conducive learning environment".

International students opting for a mixture of at-home online and on-campus learning is kindling hopes of wider acceptance for online and TNE qualifications globally, say stakeholders.

A report from Venture Education has noted transnational education in China is shifting towards fully in-country programs as opposed to models that offer students one or two years abroad.

Partnering with a private company to facilitate the management of a satellite campus is happening more often, either within the same country or in terms of TNE. Julian Hall provides a guide to trailblazers in this space.

A German university is believed to be on track to become China's first independently run foreign school in Hainan's Free Port Zone.

WholeRen Education, together with two partners, is planning to open student villages in China in a bid to help US institutions retain students.

UK universities have endorsed a countrywide approach to the quality enhancement of TNE to help to foster good learner communities.

A number of TNE options are on the horizon for international partners, after the Philippine government passed an act to modernise its higher education sector.