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Dr Esther Wilkinson TNE Business DevelopmentJanet Scotland Strategic and Technical Briefing10 July 2014
Beyond the Borders:Transnational Education
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 (QAA, Dec 2013)
Type of TNE Activity (HESA):-Overseas branch of UK awarding institution-Overseas partnership:
- students registered at UK institution- students registered at overseas institution
-Distance learning (may involve in-country support centre)
What is ‘Transnational Education’?
The UK is the world’s second largest (13% of market), and fastest growing (7% p.a.), provider of international education
The UK’s education exports, now worth over £18bn (2012), are the UK’s fifth largest export, and the fastest growing
Transnational education (TNE) is currently a relatively small component of this (£<1bn), but investment is growing rapidly owing to the background economics, demographics and policy environment that are supportive of TNE as a delivery model
UK Education Exports and TNE
The UK TNE policy environment
Network connectivity and services are just as critical to delivery of TNE as they are for ‘NE’, but more the issues are more complex
Network connectivity is a critical consideration:– Today the delivery of education, and the back office functions that
supports it, requires access to appropriate networked resources– Not having appropriate network connectivity can result in serious
issues, such as reputational damage and significant, unbudgeted costs
– Organising appropriate connectivity to branch campuses can be complex and expensive in the TNE markets of interest overseas
– It can also be difficult to arrange connectivity in a partnership model, where the partner’s understanding of ‘appropriate’ may differ from a UK view
Having appropriate connectivity will:– Facilitate delivery of TNE– Enable integration of ICT across UK and overseas operations– Reduce costs and risks to business
Janet’s role…..– Delivering appropriate connectivity to the global TNE locations of
interest to our community
Why the network matters to TNE
‘Janet will help to enable its community to deliver its TNE activities within the global markets of interest.
We will achieve this by extending Janet to overseas locations through the development of new delivery
partnerships and infrastructure, and by providing advice and promoting opportunities for collaboration.
Where possible we will leverage existing assets as far as possible, and particularly those operated by other international research & education networks, but we
will always select the most cost-effective and appropriate mechanism to meet our customers’ needs.’
Janet TNE Support Strategy
Market Intelligence• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the
community’s requirements
Delivery Models•Janet Global Partnership: Strategic Alliances on TNE•Janet Global Connect: Janet-delivered connections to global locations• New Pilot Projects• Develop TNE Product & Service Portfolio
Business Plan•Establish Janet’s ongoing commitment to customer requirements 2015-onwards
Janet TNE Support Programme
Market Intelligence
Develop an understanding of the community’s TNE activities today, and the medium and long term requirements
Commissioned OBHE
Focus groups and interviews with 30+ HEIs in Jan/Feb
detailed questionnaire issued to all HEIs in July
Report to be published in autumn 2014
Partnerships with other research & education networks whose communities are active in transnational education
First Strategic Alliance agreed with CERNET, the Chinese Higher Education network, in December 2013, making the bestuse of the high-speed London-Beijing ORIENTplus connection
Currently discussing similar partnerships elsewhere
Delivery Models: Janet Global Partnership
Commercial ISP connections overseas procured and managed by Janet
Leverages Janet’s expertise in procurement of connectivity, our global transit, and private peerings
First connection delivered to the Universities of Newcastle and Southampton at EduCity, Malaysia; several others being negotiated or discussed
Delivery Models: Janet Global Connect
Delivery Models: New Pilot Projects
• Talk to your International Offices about planned TNE activities, and the importance of addressing network connectivity early in the planning stages!
• Want to understand more about the technical infrastructure behind the Pilot Projects? Talk to Janet…..
• Completion of OBHE-Janet TNE Connectivity Requirements Survey. If you haven’t received this – talk to Janet…..
• Current or planned activities in China or Malaysia? Talk to Janet…..
• Specific TNE activities planned? Talk to Janet…..
Over to you…….
Janet Community Site‘Transnational Education Support Programme’
https://community.ja.net/
Esther Wilkinson01235 582124
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