ThinkTNE 2024: British Council East Asia’s flagship TNE event
The ThinkTNE Forum 2024, the British Council East Asia’s flagship event focusing on quality and excellence in transnational education (TNE), took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Leading education experts from the UK and East Asia attended the one-day event to discuss top priorities and challenges in the development and delivery of TNE.
Fabrizio Trifiro, Head of Stakeholder Engagement and International Quality Reviews at Ecctis, chaired a session entitled ‘Keeping up with the Competitors,’ which reflected on the current state of play of Malaysian HE internationalisation, taking stock of the past and looking at future directions.
‘There were many very interesting reflections on the positive impact of TNE over the years on the development of the Malaysian HE landscape, including through knowledge transfer and capacity development, supporting the establishment of new universities,’ said Fabrizio Trifiro.
The ‘Keeping up with the Competitors’ session considered how the country’s government and institutions might be able to retain the country’s competitive advantage and to achieve its ambition as the regional education hub.
ThinkTNE comprises research and reports on TNE as well as a number of education policy events, covering a wide range of TNE topics, such as quality assurance, student experience, academic and talent development, employer engagement and country-focused issues. Its aim is to create a platform for TNE providers in the UK and East Asia for continuous strategic engagement and effective collaboration.
Malaysia was one of the very first countries in the world to open up to transnational education delivery. With a history of over 25 years in TNE, the country has well-developed policies and systems in place for different models of delivery.