As Director of Universities UK International, Jamie Arrowsmith has overseen the work undertaken as part of both the UK-Ukraine twinning scheme, and the wider grants scheme. In this blog, Jamie reflects on the past two years and his hopes for the future of these flourishing partnerships.
Today, Universities UK (UUK), in collaboration with Coventry University and Pinsent Masons, has published updated guidance on tackling harassment and sexual misconduct on university campuses.
This guidance, building on a UUK and Pinsent Mason publication from 2016, sets out principles and practical case studies to help navigate these judgements.
Here, we speak to those leading the innovative collaboration between Durham University and Zaporizhzhia National University; Professor Jane Macnaughton (Deputy Vice Provost for Research, Durham University), Professor Olena Tupakhina (Vice-Rector, ZNU) and Dr Markian Prokopovych (Associate Professor of Modern European Cultural History, Durham University).
Official figures have been released on UK revenues from education-related exports and show a total figure of £27.9bn in 2021. 77.9% of this was accounted for by Higher Education.
We speak with Jim Green, Senior Global Engagement Manager (Strategy and Insights) at the University of Nottingham, and Solomiia Rozlutska, Director of the Ukrainian Catholic University Academic Relations Office on a successful twinning partnership.
Dr Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher, looks ahead to International Higher Education Forum 2024 on 1-2 May. Diana discusses the panel she will be joining on ‘regional approaches to international strategy’, London’s role as both a regional and global player, and the other sessions on offer at this year’s Forum.
We’ve responded to the Department for Education (DfE) consultation on the proposed introduction of a new qualification framework for 16–19-year-olds. This is called the Advanced British Standard (ABS).
Alex Bols, Deputy CEO of GuildHE, looks ahead to his session on small and specialist institutions forming international strategies at International Higher Education Forum.
Following the publication by the Home Office of the terms of reference for the Migration Advisory Committee's review into the Graduate route, Universities UK has responded to the detail.
We’re excited to announce the return of our annual Political Affairs in higher education conference. Join us on Thursday 20 June, either in London, or online, for a day packed with political insights from leading experts.