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International Partnerships; Transnational Education - delivering UK Higher Education worldwide
16 Apr 2012
Eversheds LLP Headquarters, 1 Wood Street, London EC2

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There are now more students studying for a qualification from a UK university abroad than there are international students in the UK, according to a recent report by the UK Higher Education International and Europe Unit.

The rise of transnational education (TNE) offers unprecedented international expansion and partnership opportunities to UK Higher Education Institutions. Options include dual and joint degrees, blended and e-learning, accreditation and validation, and branch campuses. However, this also requires HEIs to address important quality assurance and student experience issues around these programmes and partnerships.

Viewers of this conference will gain insight into delivering transnational education in all its forms, including negotiating and maintaining successful partnerships with overseas institutions, and the possibilities offered by developing markets and new models of learning.

Programme
10:00
Mike Baker, Journalist and Broadcaster
Welcome and introduction from conference Chair (Session One: International; Transnational)

10:10
Professor Robin Middlehurst, Director for Strategy, Research and International, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education; Advisory Board Member, The Observatory of Borderless Higher Education
Emerging issues (Session One: International; Transnational)

10:25
Vincenzo Raimo, Director, International Office, University of Nottingham
Expanding into developing international markets

10:40
Jo Attwooll, Policy Advisor, UK Higher Education International and Europe Unit
Transnational education: HE Global and other opportunities

11:00
Kevin Van-Cauter, Higher Education Adviser, British Council
Transnational Education – an overview of current and emerging markets for the UK

11:10
Panel discussion, questions and comments
(Session One: International; Transnational)

11:30
Refreshments and networking
12:00
Tim Gore OBE, Director of Global Networks and Communities, University of London
Models of engagement: dealing with risk

12:15
Nick Saunders, Senior Associate Practice Lawyer, Eversheds LLP
Initiating partnerships and joint ventures (Session Two: Strategy)

12:30
Questions and discussion: Session Two
12:45
Buffet lunch and networking
13:45
Dr Kate Clarke, The Open University (Director, Validation Services) and member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Validating Universities (CVU)
Validating UK awards in a transnational context

14:00
Bill Rammell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth
Student mobility and employability (Session Three: The Student Experience)

14:15
Paul Marshall, Chief Executive, Association of Business Schools
Smaller Scale TNE activity (Session Three: The Student Experience)

14:30
Questions, comment and discussion
(Session Three: The Student Experience)

15:00
Refreshments and networking
15:20
Christina Yan Zhang, International Students Officer, NUS
Student-led transnational education and international partnerships

15:20
John Fielden, Director, CHEMS Consulting; Co-author, A Guide to Offshore Staffing Strategies for UK Universities Report
Ensuring the quality of our offshore provision

16:30
Close of conference