Experiences of International Education

Stig Arne Skjerven, Norway's Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO and Chair of UNESCO Global Recognition Convention Bureau, provides us with a deep dive into the Global Recognition Convention, how the international education community got there, its rationale, its ambitions, its progress, and importantly its socially progressive potential, opening up study, work and life choices to individuals...

Christopher Hill (Professor at the Faculty of Education of the British University in Dubai) shares the professional twists and turns which have taken him from the UK to Malaysia and Dubai, playing a frontline role in making TNE happen. He reminds us how with TNE host countries maturing their priority is shifting from quantity to quality and relevance, and of the importance of being prepared to que...

Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor Emeritus, Technological University Dublin, and one of the leading commentators on international education, tells us how she started her journey in international education by researching on global university rankings for the OECD in the early 2000s. She reminds us how the simplistic nature of ranking is what make them so popular, but also problematic, and how quality assu...

Brandon Lee (former CEO of the Singapore Council for Private Education) tells us about how he entered the international education space through the regulation of private education in Singapore, which covers partnerships with international universities. Brandon shares his views about the future of international education in Singapore, reflecting on how the high cost of living in the country will co...