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11 February 2021 International experience and mobility

Student mobility after Brexit

The UK government decided not to seek participation in the new Erasmus+ programme. The UK government will instead launch the Turing scheme.

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18 February 2021 UUKi blog

Strengthening the case for UK Official Development Assistance investment in higher education

The sector has an opportunity to build a strong case not only for continued ODA investment in existing areas but increased, and more effective investment across higher education.

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12 February 2024 International experience and mobility

12 February 2024 International experience and mobility

Strategies for inclusive and sustainable student mobility

Dimitra Boutsioukis, Head of Global Opportunities at Newcastle University, discusses how they built an award-winning approach to inclusive and sustainable student mobility.
14 November 2019 UUKi blog

14 November 2019 UUKi blog

Social inclusion in outward mobility

Project Coordinator at the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) writes about an inclusive mobility project.
24 June 2021 UUKi news

24 June 2021 UUKi news

Shorter mobility programmes break down barriers to participation and deliver impact, finds new report

Read about the findings of our short-term mobility report.
24 June 2021 UUKi publications

24 June 2021 UUKi publications

Short-term mobility, long-term impact: inclusive international opportunities of less than four weeks

Supported by case studies and focus groups drawn from universities across the UK, this report reviews impact and benefits of short-term mobility programmes and identifies models of good practice.
18 September 2025 UUKi blog

18 September 2025 UUKi blog

Shaping the future of UK TNE

With the recent significant growth of UK TNE and its importance for in maintaining British soft power, Shannon Stowers from QAA explores how institutions can benefit from the upcoming new iteration of the QE-TNE scheme to ensure they are meeting regulatory practise and upholding the UK HE sector's world class reputation.
29 November 2021 UUKi blog

29 November 2021 UUKi blog

Securing the global talent pipeline through digital English assessments

We are now well into a new academic year. There have been many changes since pre-Covid times: higher education institutions are now delivering more of their teaching online, and actively embracing the opportunities created by technology to transform student learning.
6 January 2026 UUKi blog

6 January 2026 UUKi blog

Scaling up: data deep dive reveals the drivers behind continued TNE growth

Annabelle Lee unpacks the data and trends from UUKi’s analysis of UK HE TNE in 2023–24.
20 April 2022 UUKi insights

20 April 2022 UUKi insights

Riding the wave: providing high quality digital education across borders

Summary of conversations held at a roundtable at Ahead by Bett show in ExCel London, 25 March 2022.
9 April 2024 UUKi blog

9 April 2024 UUKi blog

Revised TNE data requirements: what does this mean for the UK HE sector and TNE providers?

This is a blog by Aneta Hayes, Dean (International) at Keele University and Chair of UUKi’s Group on Monitoring and Evaluation Tools in transnational education (TNE), and Joana Westphal, Head of TNE at Universities UK International.

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