Collaborative provision, distance, flexible, distributed learning and studies at overseas partner organisations is driving an increase in students around the globe studying via UK transnational education opportunities, according to new research.
The scale of UK higher education transnational education report, from Universities UK International and the British Council, found that in the 2020/21 academic year 510,835 students in 228 countries and territories studied via UK TNE.
Researchers noted the 12.7% increase from the previous year meant UK TNE numbers have grown across all regions at an “overall higher growth rate than ever before”.
