Q-Factor General Quiz-7th April 2024, Quiz Club NITW
TNC16 "Technology, TNE’s silent partner"
1. Dr Esther Wilkinson, Head of International, Jisc
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2. »An introduction to Jisc
»Strategic importance ofTNE
»Jisc’sTNE support programme
› TNE support strategy
› Research
› TNE projects and services
»Working with GÉANT
»Opportunities and challenges
»Resources and contacts
Technology,TNE’s silent partner
(transnational education)
3. An introduction to Jisc
Technology,TNE’s Silent partner
Jisc is the UK higher, further education
and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation
for digital services and solutions
Operate shared
digital infrastructure
and services
Provide trusted advice and
practical assistance for
universities, colleges and
learning providers
We…
Negotiate sector-wide deals
with IT vendors and
commercial publishers
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4. Strategic importance ofTNE
Defining transnational education
Transnational education (TNE) is the provision of education for students
based in a country other than the one in which the awarding institution is
located
(Quality Assurance Agency, Dec 2013)
Type ofTNEActivity (HESA):
» Overseas branch of UK institution
» Overseas partnership
- students registered at UK institution
- students registered at overseas institution
» Distance/online learning (may involve in-country support centre)
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5. Strategic importance ofTNE
Benefits to the delivering
and host country……
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» Institutional international strategies
» National reform
» Growth of university and local economy
» Global approach
» Educational reach
» Teaching partnerships
» Curriculum development
» Academic standards
» Research collaboration
» Brand and reputation expansion
» Staff development and mobility
» Student recruitment, ‘halo effect’
….. and to the student
» Employability
» Skills development
» Access to UK education in home
country
» Mobility (both host and UK students)
» Student experience
» Improve (English) language skills
» Develop understanding of other
cultures
» Potentially lower cost
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7. Strategic importance ofTNE
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‘Transnational Education. International learning is moving into a new and more
mature phase of flexible provision, combinations of student mobility, branch
campuses, smaller hubs and wide-ranging forms of face-to-face teaching and on-line
collaboration.
Many of these initiatives will be based on collaborations and consortia; all will require
sophisticated, reliable and secure digital solutions. In addition, the combination of
ubiquitous bandwidth and location-intelligent mobile devices will require solutions
that keep pace with commercially-driven digital innovation. For most universities and
colleges, these solutions will be unaffordable without shared innovation and
implementation.Jisc provides these services in response to the needs of its members
and users.’
Professor Martin Hall, 12 February 2015
8. TNE support programme
Technology,TNE’s Silent partner
Jisc will help to enable its community to deliver itsTNE activities
within the global markets of interest.
We will achieve this by extending the Janet network to overseas
locations through the development of new delivery partnerships and
infrastructure, and by providing advice and promoting opportunities
for collaboration.
Where possible we will leverage existing assets as far as possible,
and particularly those operated by other international research &
education networks, but we will always select the most cost-
effective and appropriate mechanism to meet our customers’ needs.
TNE support strategy
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9. Research
» Planned expansion in next five years (>80%)
» Models
» Locations
» Network use
» Network issues
» Key issue: communication and coordination
between International and IT Offices inTNE
planning and delivery
» Key issue: Network arrangement and
management: ‘don’t know’
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Jisc research: key findings
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10. Projects and services
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» China: ‘JiscGlobal Partnership’ Service; Jisc Project: ChinaTransit,CERNET, ChinaTelecom, China Unicom
» Malaysia: ‘Jisc GlobalConnect’Service; Jisc Project: University of Nottingham ‘Global Private Interconnect
Architecture’, MyREN,Telekom Malaysia
» Mauritius: Jisc Project: Mauritius UK Branch Campuses, University of Mauritius, Foreign andCommonwealth
Office, British Council,
» USA: Internet2, HEIs
» Australia:AARNET, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, British HighCommission, International Education
Association of Australia, HEIs
» South Korea: KoREN
» India: NKN (Indian NREN),Tata
» Gulf states/Middle East: ASREN, Oman (OMREN), UAE (Ankabut)
» Pakistan: PERN, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
» Sri Lanka: LEARN
» Ethiopia: EthERNet
» Singapore: SINGAREN, Singtel, Starhub
» Europe: Netherlands (SURFNet), Norway (NORDUNet, University of Groningen), Iceland, Malta (University of
Malta (Maltese NREN)), France (RENATER), Ireland (HEAnet)
11. Working with GÉANT
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» Improving connectivity in Middle East for
EuropeanTNE
» Mauritius NREN establishment
» EduCity (Malaysia) MAN expansion
» Branch campus survey (new)
» TNE (Tech)Toolkit, interactive map and
registration form adoption
» Advocacy – e-AGE,TNC, Internet2 Global
Summit, CANS
» Special Interest Group forTNE (with
Internet2)
GN4-2 NA3: Partner, user and stakeholder relations
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12. Challenges and opportunities
Globally, as NREN community:
» Supporting collaboration, not competition for educational institutions
» Extending collaboration across both NRENs (host and sending)
» Supporting and developing technology for the next generation ofTNE
» Developing business models, service packages, 24/7 support, SLAs – more
commercial approach
UK:
» Building on UK market research (more data!)
» Bring together QA, library, IT and international staff together to understand
challenges and enhance student experience
» Overseas licensing (software, library resources)
» Further Education – vocational education and skills
» Support for evaluation and assessment, student experience
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13. Resources
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» Websites
› JiscTNE Support Programme
› Jisc Community Site
› HEGlobal
› British Council
› International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016
» Conferences and events
› HEGlobal (TNETech)
› Internet2 Global Summit 2016
› Going Global, 2016
› APAN, January 2016
› CANS 2015
TNE further information
14. Contacts
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General Enquiries
transnational@jisc.ac.
uk
Dr Esther Wilkinson
+44 (0)1235 582124
+44 (0)7960 006769
Esther.Wilkinson@jisc
.ac.uk
Dr Baoyu Wang
+44 (0)1235 582254
+44 (0)7866411307
Baoyu.Wang@jisc.ac.
uk
Richard French
+44 (0)7469 667210
Richard.French@jisc.
ac.uk
Editor's Notes
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Vision
To make the UK the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world
Number of customers
Mission
To enable people in higher education, further education and skills to perform at the forefront of international practice by exploiting fully the possibilities of modern digital empowerment, content and connectivity
452 colleges
160 Universities
956 Skills providers
18 M users
Income £75.3M (Euros 95M)
Jisc runs the Janet network…. Backbone Gig
Jisc international strategy
Grow our offering internationally so it is a significant source of income and efficiencies, through:
Capitalising and leading on opportunities for global partnerships to develop future technology services for the education sector
Supporting UK customers in their requirements as they seek to internationalise
Re-establishing Jisc as a global beacon and leader of best practice, knowledge and delivery of technology services for the education sector.
BC work on definitions
Teaching… but research too
But morphing as it grows
Update this from TNE Hub notes
UK strong position
UK government targets set for education exports – which are the second largest export behind healthcare in the Uk
In UK, no’s of TNE students have risen over 70% since 2008/09 – numbers are now 663,915 in 14/15
Most in first degree
Current rate of growth….in next 5y 2/3 UK international students will be on tne prog
Main competitors are USA, Australia and Germany
UK/Anglophone speaking countries are in a strong advantageous position and have the most tne
European picture – some countries stronger than others, Germany Sweden, Italy, Netherlands – some as recipient countries rather than sending
GEANT invested in us – high level of TNE so needed to do something about it
One thing countries struggle on is data – UK strong position as invested in this – will be individual to your country but a starting point.
Lets not mention BREXIT here… elephant in room – we don’t do ourselves any favours – visa restrictions etc
What services do universities need now
What is Jiscs offer
Why need technology: TNE depends on advanced IT infrastructure
Student experience, brand and value, reputation = quality
Access to vle, academic systems
assessment and examination
Real time streaming
Administrative systems
- Research enabler (access to supercomputing, collaboration, moving large scale data)
Need high quality connectivity
Lowest latency (symmetric routes), low packet loss, high bandwidth crucial
Provide what we do here to others overseas
% IT staff don’t know
45%
how TNE is delivered at their institution
38%
their own network arrangements for partnerships abroad
44%
if network requirements and responsibilities are included in partnership agreements
24%
which aspects of TNE their network is used for
19%
if their institution manages its own IT operations abroad
31%
if their institution has procured connectivity from an ISP provider other than Janet
52%
which data-related problems have been encountered
57%
if their institutional risk assessments include IT infrastructure
But also library staff, QA staff….
Order reflects level of engagement
2 Jisc services – consultancy and brokerage
Five projects 2 china, 1 Malaysia, 1 china and Malaysia, 1 Mauritius
Our value is in
Facilitation – bring community together
In country knowledge – who to talk to!
Aggregating demand, negotiating deals
Advice to other NRENs
Voice of community – govts etc
Develop options
Exploratory work with other stakeholders
New areas of work
More focus on Gulf States
Africa
India
Thai, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar
Latin & central America
Need to make map/needs reworking to sep out stakeholders
Title doesn’t reflect
Delivery models and services: Online digital platforms, learning analytics, administration systems
UK centric but we have to start somewhere
Hyperlinked
http://asrenorg.net/?q=content/future-tne-depends-global-partnership
Register to join the TNE-Hub
In the meanwhile, we have now activated the registration form where you can become a member of the TNE-Hub. Participation is free and voluntary. By registering as a member of the TNE-Hub you can choose to be as active as you like, but you are not expected to take on specific responsibilities or commitments.
You will join a wider community of researchers and practitioners with common interest in supporting the sustainable development of transnational higher education through collaborative research and exchange of good practice. The form is available here: http://www.tnehub.org/#!hub-registration/vimdk
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20160614204138707
And who to ask!
Being doing this over 2 years now – lots of experience happy to share
My Questions…..
What is TNE and how is it delivered?
What are the specific technical challenges associated with TNE activities?
What are the specific implications of TNE for the REN community?In what ways can NRENs bring value to TNE activities?
How can the global REN community work together to better support the growing TNE needs of our users?
How do we work better as NRENs (both host and receiving) to shape our services to support TNE in the future
What routes do we have to influence that?
What role should we as NRENs have in working with our respective education sectors to improve their own understanding (and internal communications)
How do we understand what TNE requirements are for the future
How do we move from competition to collaboration in the sector
What are our next steps!?