Here are the highlights:

• In recent conference remarks, a UK minister reinforced the government’s support for an expansion of British TNE programmes
• This aligns with the stated intention of a majority of UK institutions to further expand programming abroad
• At the same time, a recent survey of prospective student finds strong interest in UK branch campuses in Europe among both EU and non-EU students

The latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) indicate a further increase in 2015/16 with 673,000 foreign students studying toward a British higher education qualifications in TNE programmes during the year.

Transnational students studying wholly overseas for a UK higher education qualification, 2015/16. Source: HESA

Among the key findings:

• Three in four EU students (76%) said that they would be “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to study in a branch campus of a UK university in an EU country other than their own

• 58% of EU students said that “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to study in a branch campus of a UK university in their home country; however, 36% said that they would not be likely to study at a branch campus in their home country, preferring instead to pursue an international experience

• Seven in ten non-EU students (69%) said that they would be “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to study in a branch campus of a UK university in an EU country

Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2017/03/uk-government-signals-increasing-emphasis-transnational-education/