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1 February 2024 International experience and mobility

1 February 2024 International experience and mobility

How the University of Westminster is expanding global opportunities for students

The University of Westminster explain their institution's approach to expanding global opportunities to all students.
28 October 2019 International research collaboration

28 October 2019 International research collaboration

How the Thouron Award provides an alumni network like no other

A Thouron alumna explains the opportunities provided by the US scholarship programme.
16 September 2020 UUKi blog

16 September 2020 UUKi blog

How my experience with the Thouron Award led to a role at a law firm in New York

Amelia shares her experience of the Thouron Award, and how it helped her to get a job in New York
22 September 2025 International

22 September 2025 International

How does Jisc support UK higher education transnational education (TNE) provision?

Alongside sector support through the TNE licensing service and guidance on areas like cybersecurity and network provision, Jisc has recently undertaken research into the digital experiences of international and transnational education students and staff, publishing a number of reports and briefing papers summarising their findings. Dr Tabetha Newman, CEO Timmus Research and Senior Research Consultant at Jisc alongside, Elizabeth Newall, Senior Sector Specialist (Digital Transformation) at Jisc will launch the latest TNE report Global education and technology: Insights into transnational student and staff digital experiences at the UUKi TNE 2025 conference.
28 September 2021 Transnational education

28 September 2021 Transnational education

How digital allows universities to be borderless

The recent announcement that the University of Cambridge is to offer online courses aimed at professionals worldwide wanting to upskill illustrates the opportunities that are opening up for universities and students who have embraced the digital teaching and learning revolution.
10 February 2025 International

10 February 2025 International

Horizon Europe: one year on

In this blog, Dajana Dzanovic reflects on the past year of the UK's association to Horizon Europe.
1 December 2025 International

1 December 2025 International

Harvesting clean energy from fluid motion: reflections from our UK–France SMARTFLOW collaboration

Dr Weigang Yao (De Montfort University) reveals the science and collaboration behind the UK-France SMARTFLOW collaboration.
7 July 2025 International

7 July 2025 International

Gone international: a new generation and direction for mobility in Europe

The UK is entering a new phase in its relationship with the European Union (EU). To get this right, we need to be informed by evidence.
8 May 2024 International experience and mobility

8 May 2024 International experience and mobility

Global mobility and student finance: resources

Charmaine Valente, Student Loans Company, compiles the resources used in their recent presentation to global mobility teams across the UK.
9 December 2024 International

9 December 2024 International

Global experiential learning: a pathway to inclusive international education

Lisa Beare, University of Leeds, highlights how global experiential learning drives inclusivity and student success.
21 July 2025 International

21 July 2025 International

From Manchester to Kelowna: how a summer in Canada changed my perspective on research – and life

Kevin Shi, a student from The University of Manchester, shares his experiences taking part in a research internship placement in Canada.
27 May 2022 International staff and students

27 May 2022 International staff and students

Evolving ambition: how can we achieve sustainable growth in international student recruitment?

The last two years have been a bumpy ride for international student recruitment. Yet, despite the many challenges, in 2020/21 the UK welcomed 605,130 international students to our campuses and in doing so hit the International Education Strategy’s 600,000 international enrolment target almost a decade ahead of the 2030 deadline.

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