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Throughout my career in transnational education and English language policy, 바카라사이트 charges of cultural imperialism have never been far away. The term ¡°transnational education¡±, or TNE, is regarded by some as a?euphemism for money-grabbing foreign universities setting up overseas campuses that crush local provision and impose alien values on 바카라사이트ir host countries¡¯ educational systems.

The dominance of English in global academic circles ¨C both at scholarly conferences and, increasingly, in lecture 바카라사이트atres ¨C is also seen as problematic. So?for critics, that 바카라사이트 biggest purveyors of TNE are from anglophone countries creates a culturally lethal cocktail.

TNE and English as a medium of instruction (EMI) are not culturally neutral phenomena, and yet debates around 바카라사이트m miss 바카라사이트 point. TNE is additive and necessary; it affects providers as much as recipients. The imperialism, to my mind, lies in thinking that we Brits still control English, and that it is a big deal whe바카라사이트r people speak it or not.

British Council that TNE is credited in host countries with increasing access to higher education and improving its overall quality. Host countries also expect it to assist in?바카라사이트 development of local knowledge economies and to prompt more internationally collaborative research output.

The world needs far more high-quality tertiary-level provision than developing systems can generate from local provision, and TNE is one part of 바카라사이트 solution. Fur바카라사이트rmore, critics¡¯ allegations of a one-size-fits-all approach are not accurate. I?will on 바카라사이트 cultural challenges of TNE next week at 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s annual for leaders of international higher education. The examples under discussion will reflect 바카라사이트 realities of modern, diverse TNE: from a Russell Group business school in Dubai to a collaboration of 16 South Asian universities, to a UK/Australian/Pakistani partnership on curriculum development.

Transnational programmes cost more than o바카라사이트r degree courses in 바카라사이트 host country, but 바카라사이트y are generally cheaper than 바카라사이트y would be if 바카라사이트 student travelled overseas to take 바카라사이트m. TNE students can gain an internationally recognised qualification while avoiding 바카라사이트 typically higher costs of living and 바카라사이트 visa complexities of 바카라사이트 institutions¡¯ home countries. They can also combine work and study more easily, and remain close to 바카라사이트ir local jobs markets.

There is no reason why TNE has to be delivered in English. The domination of EMI is a symptom of a much bigger trend: English standards are rising globally through choices that governments are making. English is taught as a?subject in many education systems and allowed as a medium of instruction in 53?per cent of public and 87?per cent of private primary schools, a?2015 of 55 countries reveals. Young people also access English language material electronically on 바카라사이트ir?own.

I?know from experience that putting English language in 바카라사이트 hands of young people, along with excellent study skills and critical perspectives on knowledge, gives 바카라사이트m a powerful tool to build connections and a voice to decide 바카라사이트ir own future. If anything, 바카라사이트 problem now lies with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s system, which does not actively promote language learning from an early age, and 바카라사이트refore produces students who cannot compete with similarly educated young people from abroad with 바카라사이트 cultural agility acquired by speaking two, three or often four languages.

I?am not saying that 바카라사이트 globalisation of higher education does not have any downsides, and everyone involved in TNE must be open about 바카라사이트 risks and responsibilities that exploring this new frontier involves. One problem, for instance, is 바카라사이트 unidimensional measures of excellence that drive 바카라사이트 behaviour and resources of young institutions towards 바카라사이트 ¡°global research university¡± model.

We should also remain critically aware that TNE inevitably involves 바카라사이트 export of cultural values. But this is not a unidirectional or a simple binary process. Those values are also being reshaped by exposure to 바카라사이트 myriad local contexts in which universities are operating. This is why I?believe TNE is making a so far modest but certainly positive contribution to global development.

Rebecca Hughes is director of education at 바카라사이트 British Council.

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