Defining the Challenges of International Education (Transnational Education)

Introduction - TNE and objectives for meeting

Work is being funded by GÉANT - international effort 

Discussed before at various meetings - will move it further more proactively with SIG-TNE established

Transnational education: TNE is the provision of education for students based in a country other than the one in which the awarding institution is located

TNE is continuously growing, changes in the area due to political changes (for example, less incoming students in the UK and USA)

Student mobility in both directions - sending and receiving 

Training, developing skills, analytics 

Ensuring high quality services and good student experience - access to the same e-learning materials and services

Introduction - CERNET's perspective

Almost 2000 TNE projects are currently happening in China, around 350 universities involved

Various types of TNE activities, including Campus Site (Nottingham, DKU, NYU), Campus-in-Campus, Office-only

New trend - Chinese universities opening campuses abroad (for example Cambridge)

Group discussions

The participants were split into 4 groups to discuss their specific requirements, depending on their situation:

• Sending NREN
• Receiving/host NREN
• NREN developing TNE support
• Education establishment (university, college)

The questions for the discussions:

• What are the main barriers and challenges for you now? In the future (both in terms of technology and strategic)?
• What do you need to know from the other three audiences to help you?
• What do you need to know now?
• What issues would you like GÉANT SIG-TNE to address?
• What supporting materials would be helpful for you (toolkits, case studies, etc)?

Group discussions feedback

Wrap up and next steps