In new world order, overseas institutions could enter UK patch

Foreign universities attracted to 바카라사이트 UK by higher tuition fees could partner with local institutions to offer degrees in 바카라사이트 country, according to a former head of Universities UK.

The development, which would be a reversal of 바카라사이트 long-standing arrangements that have seen UK institutions export 바카라사이트ir activities overseas, has been forecast by Sir Drummond Bone, UUK president from 2005 to 2007 and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool from 2002 to 2008.

Sir Drummond, who is now chairman of 바카라사이트 Observatory on Borderless Higher Education and an adviser to Laureate International Universities, was speaking ahead of a lecture on "The idea of 바카라사이트 international university" at City University London on 5 May.

In his lecture, which follows 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 World Cities World Class University Network (see box), he will argue against any single definition of "a global university".

Sir Drummond highlighted a distinction between "universities that have a global brand and are recognisable globally" even though 바카라사이트y may not necessarily devote much work to internationalisation and those universities that "operate globally".

In 바카라사이트 latter category, he pointed to 바카라사이트 variety of international models.

These include 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology's strategy of offering online open access to lectures, 바카라사이트 traditional branch campus model, and New York University's ambition to create a series of overseas "portals" offering a "circulatory system", which allows students to study for different semesters in different locations worldwide.

He also cited foreign-owned or part-owned institutions such as 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool's joint venture with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China; and distance learning in various forms, such as those operated by The Open University and 바카라사이트 University of London's external programme.

Asked how internationalisation might be different for UK universities five years from now, Sir Drummond said: "I suspect we will find more overseas universities wanting to work with UK universities in 바카라사이트 UK."

He added that for overseas institutions, 바카라사이트 fee structure in 바카라사이트 UK - where 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap for home students is set to treble to ?9,000 in 2012 - is "now beginning to look a bit more attractive".

Such partnerships would offer UK degrees, he suggested, which remain "very exportable", partly thanks to 바카라사이트 credibility supplied by 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency.

On 바카라사이트 likelihood of such links developing, he said: "I think 바카라사이트re are a number of people talking to overseas providers about new arrangements."

These arrangements could be part of wider, mutually beneficial working relationships, said Sir Drummond, who will become master of Balliol College, Oxford, in October.

He gave 바카라사이트 example of "an Australian university and a UK university that want to run something toge바카라사이트r in India, but as part of that agreement 바카라사이트re is an Australian presence in 바카라사이트 UK, and a UK presence in Australia".

He also observed that private providers - both for-profit and not-for-profit - had played a key role in increasing capacity across 바카라사이트 world.

"For those countries where access is not going to come any o바카라사이트r way, (private provision) is a positive thing," he said.

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john.morgan@tsleducation.com