Joana Westphal

I lead the Transnational Education programme of work at UUKi to help universities build sustainable, scalable TNE partnerships across the globe.

I have worked in international policy and research on a variety of topics, mostly related to the MENA region. I studied Arabic, International Relations and Sociology at university.

My favourite projects involve research and data analysis to drive positive policy change. I love that I get to work collaboratively with people from many different countries on a daily basis and that I actively contribute to increasing universities' positive impact on students and public life in the UK and internationally.

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17 November 2022 UUKi publications

17 November 2022 UUKi publications

The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2020–21

This report, now in its sixth edition, provides a snapshot analysis of where, at what level, and through what type of provision TNE students studied during the 2020−21 academic year.
24 August 2022 International research collaboration

24 August 2022 International research collaboration

FAQs on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe

The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, agreed late in 2020, included a joint commitment that the UK would become an associated country in the Horizon Europe programme, alongside Copernicus, Euratom Research and Training and Fusion for Energy. This process has not yet been finalised, despite calls from across the European research community via the Stick to Science campaign for UK association to Horizon Europe to be completed as soon as possible.
9 June 2022 UUKi publications

9 June 2022 UUKi publications

Global demand for UK postgraduate research degrees

This brief research piece explores the current state of international students’ demand for UK postgraduate research (PGR) degrees in the UK and via UK transnational education overseas to understand trends, opportunities and challenges.