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

This third edition of 'The scale of UK higher education transnational education: Scottish providers' provides a snapshot analysis of where, at what level and through what type of provision Scottish 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 Scottish higher education TNE provision in 2018 –19 include:  

• 17 higher education providers reported students studying through TNE.
• 64.7% of Scottish providers reported more than 1,000 TNE students each.
• Scottish providers reported 44,140 students in TNE, which is 9.8% of the total reported by UK providers.
• Scottish TNE student numbers increased by 1,515 students (3.6%) from 2018−19.
• Scottish TNE was reported in 191 countries and territories, more than ever before.
• Asia continued to host the largest proportion of Scottish providers’ TNE students (37.1%) in 2019−20, followed by the Middle East (22.2%), the European Union (12.9%), Africa (12.3%), North America (9.3%), non-EU Europe (4.1%), Australasia (1.4%) and South America (0.7%).
• Scottish providers reported that 51.9% of TNE students were studying at undergraduate level and 48.1% at postgraduate level.
• 37.7% of TNE students at Scottish providers were studying through distance, flexible and distributed learning, followed by 35.7% studying through collaborative provision, 18.0% registered at an overseas campus and 8.6% registered at an overseas partner organisation.

You can read and download the report on our website.