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7 March 2023 International

7 March 2023 International

Universities and foreign direct investment: what, why and how?

Universities are major players in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), bringing in over a billion pounds in international business investment every year through their R&D and contributing to the government’s Science Superpower agenda. But often the shape, scale and impact of this investment is hard to describe at a sector level due to incomplete data and the variety of ways in which universities work with overseas business partners.
28 August 2024 International

28 August 2024 International

What are the key factors underpinning future growth of high-quality UK Transnational Education (TNE)?

Eduardo Ramos, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, discusses the future growth of UK TNE.
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.
23 March 2026 International

23 March 2026 International

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.
28 September 2023 International staff and students

28 September 2023 International staff and students

What keeps an international student recruitment expert awake at night?

Shivani explains some of the challenges that keep international student recruitment experts like her awake at night and gives a taster for what attendees can expect when Shivani takes the stage at International Student Recruitment Conference 2023.
21 May 2025 International

21 May 2025 International

What makes a good international and transnational student digital experience? From lived experiences to sector advice

In this blog, Dr Tabetha Newman (Timmus Research Ltd & Jisc Associate), Elizabeth Newall (Senior Sector Specialist, Jisc), and Sarah Knight (Director of Digital Transformation, Jisc) share findings from three years of research across 25+ UK institutions. They explore the digital “shocks” students face, from Wi-Fi access and multifactor authentication to cultural expectations around e-learning, and offer practical guidance for universities delivering both on-campus and TNE programmes.
30 May 2024 UUKi blog

30 May 2024 UUKi blog

What practical steps can UK universities take to manage risk and develop responsible transnational education (TNE)?

With over half a million UK TNE students worldwide, we must evaluate how the UK can develop and maintain safe, secure and sustainable TNE.
12 September 2024 International student recruitment

12 September 2024 International student recruitment

What's next for international student recruitment?

How have the previous government's measures to curb net migration affected international recruitment?
31 March 2023 International

31 March 2023 International

What’s happening in higher education regulation and what does this mean for transnational education (TNE)?

From 1 April 2023, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) will no longer perform the role as designated quality body (DQB) in England. Since the announcement last summer, debates over quality assurance have caused questions outside of the UK about the meaning of these changes.
7 August 2023 International

7 August 2023 International

Why do equitable partnerships in transnational education matter?

UK higher education (HE) transnational education (TNE) provision is an important pillar of international HE activity for UK universities. The number of students studying for a UK HE degree via TNE has grown by 37% in the last five years, with the vast majority of those students based in the Global South.
14 January 2025 International

14 January 2025 International

Why post-mobility support matters for students

Kirsten Förster, Aberystwyth University, explores the challenges students face upon returning from international placements.
18 August 2023 International staff and students

18 August 2023 International staff and students

Why removing international students from net migration statistics isn’t as straightforward as it might sound

Harry Anderson, Policy Manager at Universities UK, is one of our brilliant speakers at International Student Recruitment Conference 2023. In this blog, he gives a teaser of just some of the crucial conversations attendees are set to have at #ISR2023.

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