August 15, 2022
Transnational Education: Australia and United Kingdom Move Towards Collaboration Over Competition
A Australia and the UK felt a sense of cooperation in transnational education following a recent meeting held in Australia. In the past, there had been a mix of positive and negative relationships between the two countries on the issue of transnational education.
Simon Guy, pro-vice-chancellor global at Lancaster University in the UK, recently spoke at the Transnational Education Forum, which was organised by the International Education Association of Australia. He discussed how the two countries can work together to succeed.
As the conference's opening keynote speaker, he said, "Due to our extensive experience, Australia and the UK are seasoned competitors. Since there are many opportunities ahead of us, we should all collaborate more effectively." Guy, a well-known speaker at the event, urged increased TNE and cooperation between the two nations, which compete with one another for market dominance in a highly competitive industry.
…border restrictions, the impossibility for international students to enter or leave the country, and a variety of threats, including the worst climate emergencies the world has ever seen, have all come as a huge shock to us…
Several conference speakers advocated for a more collaborative approach to transnational education than had previously been suggested. One of the speakers who advocated for UK-Australia collaboration was Mr. Eduaro Ramos, head of the TTE at the University of the United Kingdom.
He cited "border restrictions, the inability of international students to enter or leave the country, and a variety of threats, including the world's worst climate emergency." I believe it is critical that we work together to solve these problems. "We have the capability of making it happen," he told the audience.
Mr. Ramps continued, "Collaboration between the two sectors in the UK and Australia can bear far better fruits over the long term."
The IEAA's CEO, Phil Honeywood, was another supporter of collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom. He referenced recent UK-India and Australia-India international education agreements as "encouragement to the new government [in Australia]" to work toward establishing a "framework for cooperation [with the UK]," which will then encourage Sophie Fisher, director of Policy & Collaboration at Australia's Department of institutions in both countries to collaborate more closely.
Sophie Fisher, director of Policy and Collaboration at Australia's Department of Education, confirmed the country's desire to collaborate with the United Kingdom. She stated at the conference that the two countries were working to improve their TNE collaboration and were looking to learn from one another's best practices.
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