Private providers in UK Higher Education: some policy options

This paper describes the present role of private providers in UK higher education, compares the position with that in the United States and then discusses some policy questions and policy options relating to their regulation and funding. This is made as a contribution to the debate that will lead up to and follow the Education White Paper

The value of transnational education to the UK

This report provides details on transnational education (TNE) activities by UK higher education institutions (HEIs). Transnational education refers to the provision of education for students based in a country other than the one in which the awarding institution is located. For example, transnational education can be delivered via overseas branch campuses, distance learning or partnerships with overseas institutions. Data is sourced from a survey of HEIs and case studies of TNE programmes. The report provides details on: - the modes of TNE delivery offered by UK HEIs - the number of students studying on TNE programmes offered by UK HEIs - the value of transnational education activities to UK HEI

Administrative Managers – A Critical Link

Institutional responses to changes in the higher education environment have caused movements in the roles and identities of administrative managers in UK universities. These shifts have highlighted the problem for individuals of balancing traditional public service considerations of administration with institutional innovation and development. Administrative managers find themselves not only acting as independent arbiters, giving impartial advice on the basis of professional expertise, but also becoming involved in political judgements about institutional futures. They increasingly undertake an interpretive function between the various communities of the university and its external partners. As the boundaries of the university have become more permeable, administrative and academic management have inter-digitated, and hybrid roles have developed. In undertaking increasingly complex functions, therefore, administrative managers play a critical role in linking the academic and executive arms of governance in the university