Transnational education growing at ‘brisk pace’

By David Matthews. Transnational education – where students stay in their home country but study degrees from abroad – is growing at a “brisk pace”, a new report says.
But the study by the British Council warns that quality assurance systems are not in place in many countries that host such activity.
The shape of things to come: The evolution of transnational education: data, definitions,opportunities and impacts analysis, released today, also judges which countries offer the best opportunities for universities looking to offer their programmes abroad. Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates all have “well above average” prospects over the next two to three years. More...