International HE: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges Jo Gittens Director International Kuala Lumpur June 2015
Internationalisation • • • •
Raising quality standards Global relevance /competitiveness Attracting best students and staff Pushing frontiers of knowledge through research • Internal diversity
Global Demand for Student Places in HE Demand (million) 300 262.8
250
200 170.9 150 127.5 100 84.6 50
0 2000
2005
2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
2025
Why the Growth? • • • • • •
Demographic and economic drivers Improved standards of living globally Capacity issues in rising economies Government investment Accessibility – more options Flexibility – different learning models
What’s Contributed to This? • • • •
Internationalisation Increasing affluence Rise in the number and quality of providers Growth of Education Hubs and regional providers • Government priorities
Global Student Mobility
Source British Council Vision 2020
Global Student Mobility (to largest markets)
Top 10 Senders 10 countries send 42% of ALL globally mobile students Sender Country
Percentage of Global Internationally Mobile Students
Top 3 Destination countries
China
19.8
US, Japan, Australia,
India
5.4
US, UK, Australia
Republic of Korea
3.5
US, Japan, Australia
Germany
3.4
Austria, Netherlands, UK
Saudi Arabia
1.8
US, UK, Australia
France
1.8
UK, Canada, US
US
1.7
UK, Canada, Germany
Malaysia
1.6
Australia, UK, US
Vietnam
1.5
US, Australia, France
Iran
1.5
Malaysia, US, UK
Source: UNESCO, 2014
Traditional Destination Countries • • • • • •
United States (18%) United Kingdom (11%) France (7%) Australia (6%) Germany (5%) Japan (4%) UNESCO, 2014
Receive 51% of global international students
Emerging Destinations 2 years ago.. Host Country Canada
Percentage of Global Internationally Mobile Students 2.7
Top 3 Sender countries China, US, France
China
2
Korea, USA, Japan
Italy
2
Albania, China, Romania
Dubai
1.8
Pakistan, China, Iran
South Africa
1.7
Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana
South Korea
1.7
China, Mongolia, Vietnam
Malaysia
1.6
Indonesia, China, Iran
Spain
1.6
Colombia, Peru, Morocco
Singapore
1.4
China, India, Indonesia/Vietnam
New Zealand
1.1
China, India, Australia
Belgium Hong Kong
1 0.3
France, Netherlands, China China, Malaysia, Taiwan
60% of top 10 destinations are Education Hubs
Source: UNESCO
Emerging Destinations now‌ Host Country Canada
Percentage of Global Internationally Mobile Students 3.4
Top 3 Sender countries China, France, India
China
2.5
Korea, USA, Japan
Italy
2.2
Albania, China, Romania
UAE
1.7
India, Oman, Jordan
Korea, Rep
1.7
China, Mongolia, Vietnam
Malaysia
1.6
Iran, Indonesia, China
Spain
1.6
Colombia, Italy, Ecuador
Singapore
1.4
China, India, Indonesia/Vietnam
South Africa
1.2
Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho
New Zealand
1.2
China, India, Australia
Belgium
1.2
France, Netherlands, China
Hong Kong
0.8
China, Korea, Rep, Malaysia Source: UNESCO, 2014
Rise of Education Hubs
Education Hubs Dubai
Singapore
•Launched in 2007 •Over 48,000 students
•Global Schoolhouse – Launched 2002 •Currently 84,000 international students hopes to have 150,000 international students by 2015
– –
57% international – many expats living in the region 43% regional
Rationale: •Develop national workforce: bridge gaps between industry requirement and graduate skill set •Expansion of HE sector to meet demand
Rationale: •Education to be engine for economic & sustainable growth •Attract, develop and retain pool of talented individuals
Malaysia • 90,000 from 168 countries 200,000 by 2020. Rationale: • Status • HR • Research • Quality • International students • Stems outflow of currency • Foreign presence v influence
International Branch Campuses
80% of overseas campuses originate from institutions of just 5 countries – the US, France, UK, India and Australia.
Challenges • • • • • • • •
Changing recruitment patterns from traditional sending markets, accessing new markets will require different approaches. Rising competitiveness from major host nations, driven by policy support, and the eventual emergence of new host destination countries. Rankings and expectations matter: e.g. can the UK maintain mobility without sacrificing quality? Volatility of markets Rapidly changing global HE environment : are we equipped to deal with this? Greater availability of overseas programmes Student mobility more common for 1 year programmes rather than 3 or 4 year programmes Increase in regional mobility
TNE Growth: University of Wolverhampton TNE Enrolments - New and Total 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
1828 1442
1462
1188 754
2012/13
New Enrolments Total Enrolments
835
2013/14
2014/15
Our Global Presence
How can we work together strategically?
Workshop - Discussion
Strategic Partnerships : What do these mean? • Progression partnerships • Collaborative delivery:
Validation Supported Delivery Flying Faculty International Programmes Regional Education Hubs e.g. Malaysia, Singapore Emerging hubs e.g. Mauritius, Sri Lanka
• Staff and student exchanges • Capacity building via: Staff development eg PGCert International Academic Prof. Practice PhDs and joint research
• Joint marketing
Strategic Partnerships: other types • Government partnerships: – Oman, Dominican Republic, Angola, Nigeria
• Business partnerships • UK partnerships And for the University of Wolverhampton? • Improves our teaching and curriculum • Diversifies our student population • Enables mobility of our own staff and students • Enhances student employability