Ten universities in the Philippines have been selected to take part in transnational education partnerships through an initiative by CHED to boost internationalisation in the country.

The Dutch House of Representatives has passed a transnational education bill that also aims to boost the development of international joint programmes.

The number of international branch campuses operating worldwide hit 249 in 2015 after more than a decade of steady growth. China has overtaken the UAE as the country hosting the largest number of IBCs, while the US and Europe are driving growth.

French higher education institutions are active overseas but a lack of national and institutional strategies means the country’s transnational education lags behind the UK, US and Australia, a government-sponsored think tank has said.

The Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines has launched a transnational education project to boost internationalisation in the country’s top universities through linkages with the UK.

The Chinese government's latest plan for its international education sector lays out a blueprint intent on growing overseas partnerships and overhauling TNE processes over the next four years.

Four out of five UK higher education institutions involved in transnational education – in the forms of international branch campuses, online provision, dual degrees and joint programmes – intend to grow operations over the next three years, according to an extensive survey by HE Global.

Overseas partnerships for UK institutions are on the rise but there is a risk that inadequate quality assurance, low TNE student outcomes and financial inexperience could choke growth.