Transnational Education (TNE), when UK tertiary qualifications are delivered outside of the UK, is strongly relevant to the British Council's purposes of encouraging educational co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries and supporting the advancement of United Kingdom education and the education standards overseas, as it involves partnerships and collaborations at individual, institutional, and national levels, and it creates opportunities to young people around the world.
The British Council worked with key stakeholders and launched in November 2023 the Transnational Education Strategy where our aim to facilitate and develop scalable and sustainable UK TNE globally is highlighted. The TNE strategy also aligns with, and supports the UK government’s International Education Strategy in tackling barriers to TNE.
In this context and recognising that TNE exists in a continuous evolving higher education landscape, the TNE Exploratory grant aims to foster collaborations between the UK and the participating countries, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. Through these institutional partnerships, partners will work together to progress or accelerate the internationalisation of the higher education sector. This funding opportunity will also support key actions from the TNE Strategy.The fund will prioritise partnerships that focus on one or more of the following priority themes from the British Council's TNE Strategy.
Themes
- Action 2: Create an enabling environment for TNE in other countries and promote the quality of UK TNE internationally
- Action 3: Contribute to the removal of barriers to TNE and support new opportunities
- Action 4: Support TNE to contribute to the transformation of local education systems and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The grants are open to institutions in the UK for TNE projects with Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.
Potential areas of focus include developing joint programmes and curricula, building the capacity of academics and staff, developing various models of TNE, working towards the recognition of UK degrees, developing processes, frameworks and guidelines for TNE collaboration and developing communities of practice.
Key details
- Grant amount: up to £25,000
- Grant length: 12 months, starting January 2025
- Open to: higher education institutions (check full eligibility criteria in the Guidance Notes document below).
- Countries: UK institutions partnering with Turkey
- Application deadline: 12 September, 23.59 BST
Action Required
Please reach the main website and apply from here, and download application documents.
Submit your completed application via email to: goingglobalpartnerships-TNE@britishcouncil.org
Apply by: 12 September, 23.59 BST
For any questions, contact: goingglobalpartnerships-TNE@britishcouncil.org