If anyone else in the sector is working on a new strategic plan or international strategy, I'd love to hear how TNE is likely to be positioned within it?
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I picked out 3 recently published strategies from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social, University of Sussex, and @manchester.ac.uk.
It turns out they're remarkably coy about mentioning TNE explicitly, let alone connecting it to income diversification, as the IES does.
There’s a strong emphasis on transnational education in the UK government International Education Strategy. It gets 38 mentions.
So my latest blog checks out where and how TNE features in some recently launched strategic plans of UK universities.
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/the-position...
A slightly different take on the UK's new International Education Strategy. My latest blog highlights commentary from other parts of the world - and what we can learn from outside the UK HE bubble.
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/how-others-s...
This includes some tensions at the heart of the proposed approach to TNE, which seems to be regarded as an opportunity to generate significant income (towards a £40 billion export income target), while also serving as UK HE's international widening participation arm.
Blog from me with an initial reaction to the UK's new International Education Strategy, highlighting some positive rhetoric plus some mixed messages.
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/new-uk-inter...
(Love the photo, Hugh)
Post you from a different era
2002-ish
(I’m in the middle at the front)
For other tips on avoiding 'strategy traps' (along with a link to my full report), see: www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/avoiding-the...
'Those strategies that do acknowledge institution-specific challenges and tensions come across as refreshingly frank. It’s clear that they have given thought to the areas needing serious attention. This creates a sense of momentum, contextualising the strategy as a stage on an ongoing journey.'
'Perhaps because strategic plans are often treated as public relations vehicles, there is a tendency to focus on strengths to build on and opportunities to grasp, rather than being honest about how obstacles and weaknesses will be addressed via the strategy.'
Spot on, @profdamienpage.bsky.social. I included a list of 'strategy traps' in a report on UK HEI strategies that I wrote in 2021. One of my exhortations was to 'acknowledge the challenges'. I shared some thoughts on this in a blog (see linked posts below).
A valuable case study (of US campuses in South Korea) that demolishes the myth that 'if you build it, they will come'. This piece draws on lessons learned to articulate positive guidance relevant for any university considering establishing an overseas campus.
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Encouraging more students to leave the UK to study abroad should be a key component of the country’s coming new international education strategy, experts have said, after declines in participation in recent years. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
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Australia’s governing Labor Party has flagged an increase to what was already the world’s highest student visa application charge, framing the A$2,000 fee as part of its “responsible savings” to help bankroll its election promises
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Here’s a short blog on research, blog-writing and next steps. How wading through treacle can be turned into ‘taking messy action’, overcoming perfectionist procrastinator tendencies and just getting on with it.
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And I circle back to the key questions we need to ask when it comes to finding the right ways to measure the 'international success' of our universities.
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In my final blog on the KPIs featured in UK universities’ international strategies, I highlight discussion points from the blog series, sparked by the comments of the many people who engaged with it on LinkedIn.
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We’re now recruiting for a Dean for our new College of Health and Society at Buckinghamshire New University - details below, reshares appreciated alumniglobal.com/job/dean-hea...
In my latest blog on the KPIs featured in UK universities’ international strategies, I highlight a few missing KPIs and ask whether we really need to measure everything? Are KPIs a help or a hindrance?
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Ideas from reputation experts on how to broaden the pool of success measures being used would be welcome.
@rutharnold1.bsky.social @douglasproctor.bsky.social @inesteresapalacio.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social
My latest blog on the KPIs featured in UK universities' international strategies explores those related to global rank and reputation. How best to use KPIs to support the building of a distinctive - non-rankings-obsessed - reputation?
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/uk-universit...
Latest blog on the KPIs featured in UK universities' international strategies - exploring those related to internationalisation of the staff base and associated professional development.
@douglasproctor.bsky.social @j-ielt.bsky.social
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/uk-universit...
Poor from the government; astute from @wonkhe.bsky.social wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
An inspiring reminder of the bigger picture across the global higher education ecosystem in this @hesa-highered.bsky.social podcast where @alexusherhesa.bsky.social interviews Hilligje Van't Land from the International Association of Universities (IAU).
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I uncover some gaps (not much mention of UN SDGs; a quite instrumental view of knowledge exchange).
I argue for more effective conversations in universities about where international strategy overlaps with research strategy, and how best to ensure a set of objectives that are mutually reinforcing.
In my latest blog on the KPIs featured in UK universities’ international strategies, I explore those relating to international research and knowledge exchange.
@douglasproctor.bsky.social @iamjulievincent.bsky.social @fionajanehunter.bsky.social
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Record number of US students apply for UK undergraduate degrees
“Experts had previously suggested that UK institutions might benefit from international students being put off by Donald Trump’s new administration,” writes @twilliamsthe.bsky.social via @timeshighered.bsky.social. #academicsky #edusky
Ideas welcome on best ways to reflect success indicators that are more challenging to measure - e.g. international graduate career trajectories and impact of alumni in their communities. @iamjulievincent.bsky.social @douglasproctor.bsky.social @rutharnold1.bsky.social @inesteresapalacio.bsky.social
Latest blog on university KPIs relating to international student experience, success and alumni engagement. Looking beyond purely quantitative measures, aiming for continuous improvement, focusing on distinctiveness and impact.
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/uk-universit...
My latest blog on UK universities' international KPIs explores those relating to international and intercultural experiences and exposure (from global mobility to curriculum internationalisation).
Opportunities to move from input to impact measures?
www.vickylewisconsulting.co.uk/uk-universit...
