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Title: TNE at Scale: Are We Building Partnerships or Overstretching Staff Capability?
Purpose and Scope
Transnational Education (TNE) continues to expand rapidly in China, supported by increasingly enabling policy environments and growing institutional partnerships. However, while governance frameworks and strategic collaborations have evolved, staff capability development has not kept pace with this growth.
This panel addresses a critical but often overlooked issue:
The quality and sustainability of TNE are fundamentally dependent on how well academic and professional staff are prepared to operate within complex transnational contexts.
Drawing on perspectives from both the UK and China, the panel will explore:
- The mismatch between TNE expectations and staff preparedness
- The limitations of current staff development approaches (e.g., induction-heavy, generic training)
- The realities of working across cultural, regulatory, and institutional boundaries
- The implications for teaching quality, student experience, and partnership sustainability
Rather than reinforcing consensus, the session aims to surface tensions, challenge assumptions, and identify practical ways forward for institutions delivering TNE at scale.
Moderator:
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Dr. Mark Edwards, TNE Institute, UK
Panellists:
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Prof. Joao Ponciano, University of Glasgow, UK
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Mr. Wei Wang, East & West International Education Group, China
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Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, CLICKS, UAE
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Dr. Lindsay Jones, TNE Institute, UK