HEPI

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

More than half of international higher education students in the UK come from the Asia Pacific region with the two giants of China and India sending 24 per cent and 13 per cent of students respectively in 2020/21. The need for diversification away from China has been recognised for some time.

Recruitment 92

Recruitment Higher Education Students Model 92

HEPI

JANUARY 10, 2024

The balancing influence of HEFCE’s cooperating bodies has been broken up and institutions are registering to the new, sole regulator of English Higher Education, the Office for Students. Broderick, Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London. The date is 2018. Context matters.

University 91

University Leadership Inclusivity Disadvantaged 91

The PIE News

MARCH 8, 2023

The number of international students enrolling at universities in Russia is increasing despite negative publicity emanating from the country’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Russian State Universities organisation Racus. The number of those enrolling grew by 9.8% The number of those enrolling grew by 9.8%

Ministry Of Education 81

Ministry Of Education Students Higher Education Engineering 81

HEPI

JANUARY 13, 2024

I am referring to the long-awaited report that Universities UK (UUK) commissioned from PwC on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions. I am referring to the long-awaited report that Universities UK (UUK) commissioned from PwC on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions.

University 138

University Higher Education Institution Education 138

The PIE News

MAY 23, 2023

Ten years ago a group of students and university staff sat in a pub in Sheffield. Around the world and here in our own country, the debate around immigration was becoming polarised and international students were being caught up in it in uninformed ways. International. We were worried. That this was precious.

Policy 65

Policy Education Recruitment Achievement 65

HEPI

MAY 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Peter Ainsworth, the author of Setting Universities Free: How to deliver a sustainable student funding system (2022) Picture the 1930s economic slump, absent Keynes’s challenge to prevailing thought.

Higher Education 118

Higher Education Model Education Disadvantaged 118

HEPI

APRIL 25, 2023

I consider it my responsibility as Head of School to protect my staff and programmes from the misguided interference of the university centre’ came the response. While the disarming openness with which this view was articulated was unusual, the sentiment behind it probably was not.

Leadership 82

Leadership Department Provost Institution 82

The PIE News

JANUARY 13, 2023

One could argue business schools are the original international education providers, in addition to viewing international trade as the most lucrative of business endeavours. The survey also identified that students have a dual approach when searching for potential business schools.

Recruitment 82

Recruitment Schooling Learning Experience Education 82

The PIE News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Poor service during student enquiry stage is continuing to hamper conversion rates at universities around the world, with those approaching institutions on social media particularly disappointed, research has shown. The annual report maps the scale of lost enrolment opportunities for universities globally. The global average is 60%.

Recruitment 62

Recruitment Institution Technology Advise 62

SRHE

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

by Sam Elkington and Jill Dickinson Across the higher education (HE) sector, factors including increasing student numbers, growing diversification, concerns about students’ mental health and wellbeing, and marketisation, have been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

Higher Education 72

Higher Education Education Environment Inclusivity 72

SRHE

JANUARY 24, 2024

We gathered a group of employability researchers to explore different aspects of interrogating methodologies and approaches on employability from different disciplinary perspectives and country contexts. We discussed the initial steps in our collaboration to publication journey.

Higher Education 63

Higher Education Inclusivity Humanities Schooling 63

HEPI

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This post was kindly contributed by Chi Zhang, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. This post was kindly contributed by Chi Zhang, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. Gaps exist between expectations and reality.

Academia 98

Academia Higher Education Policy Model 98

SRHE

JULY 13, 2023

The initial decisions on REF 2028 (REF 2028/23/01 from Research England et al ), based on the report on FRAP – the Future Research Assessment Programme – contain one surprise and one non-surprise among nearly 40 decisions. by Ian McNay Surprise, surprise…or not.

Guidance 52

Guidance Environment Model Institution 52

HEPI

OCTOBER 30, 2023

ForThe100 is a national group campaigning for higher education students to be owed a minimum standard of legal protection enshrined in a statutory duty of care. The ‘reasonable person standard’ is a flexible and extensively used concept in English Law, dating from 1837. ForThe100 ’s campaign has just received a significant boost.

Higher Education 97

Higher Education Education Students Advise 97

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Imagine working for 18 months or more, nurturing students from enquiry to enrolment, investing in marketing, staff salaries, office rents and utilities to represent your institutional partners overseas – only to not get paid for your work.

Institution 74

Institution Recruitment Model Students 74

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

MAY 30, 2022

To mark 10 years since the launch of the International Student Survey (ISS), we spoke to QS Insights Manager, Alex Berka, about his work on the survey throughout the years and its impact on the higher education sector. The ISS is an online quantitative survey of prospective international students from all over the world. “The

Students 40

Students Policy Higher Education Model 40

SRHE

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This was the final symposium in the series following on from the inaugural symposium event (in April 2023), which used the lens of ‘Networks’ to discuss contemporary evidence of how HE learning spaces are becoming increasingly connected, permeable, and interwoven (both physically and digitally), revealing increasingly adaptive learning environments.

Humanities 76

Humanities Higher Education Professional Development Environment 76

SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

by Sir Adrian Webb The publication on 13 September 2023 of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report on the Office for Students drew attention to the financial challenges facing universities in the UK and to the challenges associated with regulating and overseeing these risks.

Education 66

Education Further Education University Students 66

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Recognising each student’s entitlement to a learning experience that is fair in respect of diversity, participation, and the removal of barriers in higher education contributes to an inclusive learning experience. To be honest, the word inclusive can mean many things to different people. So, are your courses inclusive?

Inclusivity 52

Inclusivity Learning Experience Higher Education Equity 52

HEPI

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In 2020, the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company described the pandemic as ‘the toughest leadership test’ , and I think they were right. We know from our members that this is something they would welcome. are largely anecdotal or else they draw upon research and ideas from the broader leadership literature.

Leadership 93

Leadership Higher Education Higher Education Leadership Education 93

HEPI

JULY 21, 2023

Introduction The role of Head of Academic Department/School is one of the most important senior leadership roles in any university with responsibility for managing education and student experience and research and enterprise activities. Since Martin first became Head, the role has become even more critical to institutional success.

Leadership 52

Leadership Recruitment Department Inclusivity 52

HEPI

MARCH 26, 2023

Founding charters and modern mission statements point to a desire to make a difference to the world based on deep understanding. To move from ideas to impact, benefitting society. To move from ideas to impact, benefitting society. Yet the UK has a problem in innovation, decades in the making.

Provost 67

Provost College Technology Model 67

The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

There’s a pressing need to reassess underutilized assets and repurpose them in innovative ways that add value to the student experience and open up new revenue streams. Crafting a New Business Model for Financial Stability Understanding and serving the needs of students is paramount in redefining the value proposition of a university.

Model 59

Model Higher Education Education Arts And Sciences 59

HEPI

APRIL 11, 2024

In March, HEPI, with support from leading academic publishers Elsevier, hosted a roundtable dinner on research about the priorities of vice-chancellors and funding body heads around the world. This blog considers some of the themes that emerged from the discussion. A recent report from publishers Elsevier tried to find out.

Higher Education 77

Higher Education Achievement University Ranking Technology 77

HEPI

APRIL 2, 2023

Similarly, with an increasingly heterogenous student population, conventional notions of what it means to belong to a university are diverging: one size no longer fits all. Students now are having to think beyond linear careers and into parallel careers (a series of simultaneous, often fixed-term or zero-hours roles).

Inclusivity 121

Inclusivity Achievement Professional Development Retention 121

HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One option is to recast the system as students investing in their education through an advance of their anticipated higher pay. Students not getting the places they want, or resentful of the costs if they do, or increasingly both. ’ This extended piece is his vision for what that resetting may look like.

Higher Education 128

Higher Education Education Model Policy 128

HEPI

MAY 12, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Fabrizio Trifiro , Head of International Quality Reviews and Stakeholder Engagement at Ecctis. On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, HEPI – in conjunction with Universities UK and Kaplan – will be launching new modelling from London Economics on the economic contribution of international students to the UK.

Education 62

Education Learning Experience Higher Education Environment 62

SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

Cambridge University has an Action Research on Research Culture project in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, Leiden University, Freie Universität Berlin and ETH Zurich, suggesting international reach towards defining such a culture. by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’?

Allocate 52

Allocate Higher Education Arts And Sciences Degree 52

HEPI

MAY 21, 2023

This article represents the personal view of the author. This is not about criticism of the Office for Students (the OfS), the QAA or any other sector agency. This HEPI blog is the first of a two-part series, kindly authored by Dr Paul Greatrix , Registrar at the University of Nottingham. Short term changes to legislation are unlikely.

Higher Education 68

Higher Education Environment Achievement Education 68

SRHE

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Historian GR Evans takes the long view of developments in interdisciplinary studies, with particular reference to experience at Cambridge, where progress may at times be slow but is also measured. We invite further blogs on the topic from other institutional, disciplinary, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

Arts And Sciences 52

Arts And Sciences Higher Education Degree Disadvantaged 52

SRHE

JULY 20, 2022

The 2021 listings take a unionist view, starting with Aberdeen rather than Anglia Ruskin. I will first give the summary of results, set alongside those from 2014, against advice, but one role of the REF is to demonstrate more and better research. by Ian McNay. Research Excellence Framework 2021. Four are fitted on to one page.

Environment 40

Environment Policy History Achievement 40

SRHE

JULY 21, 2023

From this perspective, the framing idea of flexibility was positioned as a critical aspect of how learning is situated relative to the demands of students seeking greater control in fitting their studies around their learning needs and preferences, as well as other aspects of their lives.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Environment Professional Development 52

HEPI

JANUARY 8, 2024

For the past year, I have been privileged to lead a global provider of international education. We work with universities around the world to help increase global participation and I am deeply proud of the outstanding education taken up by students ambitious for their studies and their futures. What next for post-study work?

Educational Policy 128

Educational Policy Policy Education Recruitment 128

The PIE News

APRIL 15, 2024

A UK university has taken the deliberate step to remove maps and flags from its cultural activities on campus over fears they create barriers to student integration. As diversity is neither defined by, nor confined to, countries or nationalities, we have intentionally moved away from displays of maps and flags during the week. “We

University 111

University Policy Students Higher Education 111

The PIE News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Jewish, Palestinian and Muslim students are reporting harassment and abuse on US university campuses as the Israel-Hamas war continues. Palestinian and Muslim students have spoken of experiencing rising Islamophobia since the war began. Jewish students have also reported incidents of anti-Semitism over the past week.

Provost 104

Provost University Leadership Humanities Leadership 104