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International activity is a cornerstone of the UK higher education sector. Our work helps UK universities build secure, sustainable relationships with international institutes, researchers, students and partners.

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30 March 2026 UUKi blog

TNE in the International Education Strategy: opportunities for growth and collaboration

Universities have an opportunity to capitalise on transnational education’s (TNE’s) starring role in the new International Education Strategy.

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23 March 2026 UUKi blog

What does the International Education Strategy mean for research and innovation?

The government’s new International Education Strategy (IES) signals an increasingly prominent role for research and innovation in UK higher education’s global engagement.

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19 February 2026 International

19 February 2026 International

International Education Strategy 2026: mobility as education diplomacy

Iona Murdoch (Policy Advisor - Mobility) answers the question: what does the International Education Strategy mean for international mobility?
18 February 2026 International

18 February 2026 International

FAQs on the UK's association to Erasmus+

On 17 December 2025, the UK and EU governments announced that the UK will associate to Erasmus+ for 2027 as a third country, following the commitment made at the UK-EU Summit in May 2025 in London.
3 February 2026 International

3 February 2026 International

What does the International Education Strategy mean for international student recruitment?

With the UK Government's International Education Strategy 2026 now published, Suraj Modhvadiya, Policy Adviser (International Recruitment and Immigration), examines what it signals for international student recruitment, and what universities need to prepare for next.
29 January 2026 International

29 January 2026 International

Human-in-the-loop AI: building trust through UK–France collaboration

Bin Liu and Yingying Zhao (University of Strathclyde) discuss how a UK–France research collaboration is putting humans back at the centre of AI development to improve the explainability, reliability and safety of systems used in high-stakes decisions.
20 January 2026 International

20 January 2026 International

Bridging Erasmus+ and TNE: partnering for excellence in Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Franziska Enichlmayr outlines how Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters have enabled UK universities to continue playing a leading role in international collaborative postgraduate taught degrees.
19 January 2026 International

19 January 2026 International

Universities UK International responds to the International Education Strategy 2026

Jamie Arrowsmith responds to the publication of the International Education Strategy 2026.
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.
17 December 2025 UUKi news

17 December 2025 UUKi news

Universities welcome the UK’s return to Erasmus+

Universities UK International (UUKi) and the European University Association (EUA) respond to today's announcement that the UK will associate to the Erasmus+ programme.
17 December 2025 UUKi publications

17 December 2025 UUKi publications

The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2023–24

This report highlights how and where UK HE TNE was delivered in the 2023–24 academic year, and throughout the past 10 years.

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