The scale of UK higher education transnational education 2019-20: Welsh providers

This third edition of 'The scale of UK higher education transnational education: Welsh providers' provides a snapshot analysis of where, at what level and through what type of provision Welsh TNE students studied during the 2019-20 academic year. It also puts some of the figures into context, by providing a longitudinal overview of trends in TNE. 

Highlights of the report for Wales’ higher education TNE provision in 2019-20 include:  

• Nine higher education providers reported students studying through TNE.
• 66.7% of Welsh providers reported more than 1,000 TNE students each, up from 55.5% the previous year.
• Welsh providers reported 28,795 students in TNE, which is 6.4% of the total reported by UK providers.
• Welsh TNE student numbers decreased by 1,470 students (-4.8%) from 2018−19.
• Welsh TNE was reported in 136 countries and territories.
• Welsh providers reported that 42.4% of TNE students were studying at undergraduate level and 57.6% at postgraduate level.
• 44.9% of TNE students at Welsh providers were studying through collaborative provision, followed by 37.8% studying through distance, flexible and distributed learning, 9.8% registered at an overseas partner organisation, and 2.3% registered at an overseas campus.
• The European Union hosted the largest population of TNE students reported by Welsh providers in 2019−20 (41.0%), followed by Asia (37.1%), the Middle East (11.5%), Africa (8.2%), North America (1.6%), Australasia (0.2%), non-EU Europe (0.2%), and South America (0.1%).

 Read and download the report on our website.