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This book focuses on the dynamic and rapidly expanding field of transnational higher education (TNE). Despite the increasing importance of TNE and the interest it has attracted from various stakeholders, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical evidence on several aspects pertaining to its operation and governance. This book provides a unique combination of contributions from researchers and practitioners in a wide variety of case studies from TNE exporting countries in Europe and Asia. In doing so, the editors, with added support from Dr Christopher Hill, examine how this gap between research and practice can be bridged. This valuable edited collection will be of use to researchers and practitioners in transnational education, as well as students and scholars of international education and higher education policy.
List of contents
Chapter 1. TNE 2.0: Informing Practice Through Research; Vangelis Tsiligiris and William Lawton.- PART I. Models and Strategic Considerations.- Chapter 2. Exploring Germany's Contribution to Global Activity in Transnational Higher Education; Stephan Geifes and Susanne Kammueller.- Chapter 3. Shaping Transnational Education in the Netherlands: National Policy Directions; Rosa Becker.- Chapter 4. The Design of International Dual Degree Programmes as Effective Transnational Education Experiences; Ofelia A. Palermo, Angelo P. Bisignano and Simon Mercado.- PART II. Organisational Culture.- Chapter 5. InterculturalCompetence Development for All Students in Theory and Practice; Albina Szeles.- Chapter 6. Collaborating Across Organisational Cultures: Lessons from a Study of International Branch Campuses; Vicky Lewis.- PART III. Managing Quality.- Chapter 7. The Challenges of Providing a Truly International Education: The Malaysia Nottingham Doctoral Programme; Christopher Hill.- Chapter 8.Strengthening Cross-border Cooperation in the Quality Assurance of TNE: A QAA Perspective; Fabrizio Trifiro.- PART IV. Student Experience.- Chapter 9. Chalk and Talk? Teaching Practice and Innovation in Transnational Education; David Cockayne and Heather Cockayne.- Chapter 10. Designing a Successful International Course: What Can We Learn from Students' Experiences on an Erasmus Intensive Programme?; Gill Richards, Simoni Symeonidou and Eleni Livaniou.- Chapter 11. Images of Student Experiences on Social Media: The Case of International Branch Campuses in Dubai; Ummesalma Mujtaba Husein.- Chapter 12. The Future of TNE; William Lawton.
About the author
Vangelis Tsiligiris is Principal Lecturer at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK. He has had broad experience in transnational education; having developed and managed the overseas partnerships of several European universities. An active researcher with publications in academic journals and organisations such as the British Council. He has acted as advisor to the Greek and Maltese governments and in 2016 he founded the TNE-Hub, an international community of researchers and practitioners in transnational education.
William Lawton is a Higher Education Consultant who was Director of the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education and a founding member of Universities UK International. He has authored reports for HEFCE, Jisc, the British Council and several other organisations. His interests are in TNE, mobility, digital learning and government policy. He was a university lecturer in the 1990s and political analyst at the Canadian High Commission in London.
Summary
This book focuses on the dynamic and rapidly expanding field of transnational higher education (TNE). Despite the increasing importance of TNE and the interest it has attracted from various stakeholders, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical evidence on several aspects pertaining to its operation and governance. This book provides a unique combination of contributions from researchers and practitioners in a wide variety of case studies from TNE exporting countries in Europe and Asia. In doing so, the editors, with added support from Dr Christopher Hill, examine how this gap between research and practice can be bridged. This valuable edited collection will be of use to researchers and practitioners in transnational education, as well as students and scholars of international education and higher education policy.
