WHAT WE DO

 

1) Transnational Education (TNE) strategy & delivery – The State of the UK’s Global Engagement: trends, opportunities and challenges

• Map regulatory environments and recognition pathways; identify scalable partnership models (joint institutes, dual/double awards, micro-credentials, pathway/articulation).
• Build country entry strategies and risk registers; develop governance and QA routes aligned to local frameworks.
• Evidence impact for students, institutions and host systems; align TNE with the SDGs and national skills priorities.
• Recent sector contributions include the Global TNE Engagement Framework (with British Council & QAA), offering a common language and country-readiness lens for TNE planning. (British Council, QAA, ntu.ac.uk)

 

2) Global engagement & internationalisation

• Diagnose institutional strengths with the Global Engagement Index (GEI) across ~30 measures (from partnerships and mobility to graduate outcomes) to guide strategy and benchmarking.
• Run horizon scanning, market prioritisation, and portfolio risk analysis (by level, mode and region).
• Support internationalisation “at home” agendas and graduate employability pathways. (educationinsight.uk, University College London)

 

3) Policy advice to governments & national agencies

• Advise ministries and public bodies on international education strategies, TNE regulation, recognition, quality assurance and data standards.
• Produce comparative country studies and practical toolkits to inform reform and capacity building.
• Examples include British Council-commissioned studies on TNE environments and recognition, and thematic work for national agencies in Europe and Asia. (British Council)

 

4) Consultancy & advice to universities

• End-to-end support for global growth: international student diversification, agent/channel performance, market entry, and value-for-money cases.
• Feasibility and macroeconomic assessments for international branch campuses; partnership development roadmaps; KPI frameworks and scorecards.
• Board-level briefings, away-day facilitation and senior leadership coaching on global risk and opportunity.

 

Signature tools & platforms

• Global Engagement Index (GEI) – a multi-dimensional diagnostic to inform institutional internationalisation strategies and track progress. (uk)
• TNE Impact Repository – the sector’s shared library of TNE impact case studies (co-founded by Education Insight), linking practice to outcomes and the SDGs. (org)

 

Selected track record (illustrative)

• Global frameworks & guidance: Co-author of the British Council/QAA Global Framework for TNE Engagement—now referenced across the sector for country-readiness and strategy design. (British Council, QAA)
• National policy and system studies: Country environment and recognition analyses; multi-country syntheses informing regulatory reform and TNE scaling. (British Council; The State of the UK’s Global Engagement: trends, opportunities and challenges, Centre for Global Higher Education (GCHE)  The State of the UK’s Global Engagement: trends, opportunities and challenges, Centre for Global Higher Education (GCHE)
• Institutional strategy: GEI-led diagnostics, market prioritisation and growth roadmaps for UK and international universities; IBC feasibility and location analysis.
• Thought leadership: Articles and seminars shaping TNE and global engagement discourse (e.g., International Higher Education on the future of UK TNE; UCL GEI seminar series). (International Higher Education, University College London)

 

Clients & partners

Government departments and agencies (e.g., British Council commissions; ministries in Asia and Europe), national bodies, sector associations, and universities (including multiple Russell Group institutions). Engagement spans strategy, evidence reviews, capacity building and implementation support.