6 key ‘takeaways’ from our ENIC NORTH 2024 conference
UK ENIC’s Managing Director, Tracy Ferrier, has shared 6 key ‘takeaways’ from last month’s ENIC NORTH 24 conference in Glasgow:
1. We all have more in common than we think we do
Tracy said: 'ENIC NORTH 2024 brought together different parts of the international education sector and other stakeholders. Despite these differences, it was clear there were many synergies and shared challenges and ideas around internationalisation.'
2. Better together than apart
'There was an encouraging desire from stakeholders to work together with organisations in order to innovate and present the best of the UK to the international arena. Approaches that were discussed included how the Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) sectors could work together to develop international opportunities with a focus on specific industry sectors.'
3. The international recognition of qualifications is critical to enable international education and mobility
'The recognition of qualifications is quite rightly viewed as important in international student recruitment and admissions processes. However, it’s also relevant to transnational education, mobility and strategic partnerships. When recognition is smooth, international admissions, transnational education, mobility and partnerships all benefit.'
4. Sharing learning and expertise benefits all of us
'Some of the well-received sessions at ENIC NORTH 2024 involved experts from UK ENIC at Ecctis. These sessions were brought to life by also involving external stakeholders, including representatives from the FE and HE sectors. This brought practical experience, as well as diverse and varied perspectives together, and encouraged the sharing of lessons learned.'
5. Qualifications fraud is a reality
'There was a lot of interest in our series of fraud sessions during the conference, with positive and collaborative sharing of experiences across the sector, good practice and ideas about the way forward. Fraud is a reality, and there’s an appetite for more focus on the ways in which fraud can be detected and also deterred.'
6. Boutique conferences have their advantages
'This was my first ENIC NORTH conference and I enjoyed the scale and welcoming nature of the event. It was great to meet so many delegates and to have the opportunity to join various discussions and debates. It may be boutique, but it had a big impact.'