Introduction to TNE Trans National Education

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Introduction to TNE- Trans National Education

• Kristina Lutz, CoCo, ESIB

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What is TNE?

• All forms of Higher Education, or sets of
  studies or educational services, including
  distance education in which the learners are
  located in a country different form the one where
  the awarding institution is based. They may
  belong to the state in which it operates, or may
  operate independantly of any national system

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Background

• TNE is not new phenomenon, but growing in types
  and numbers
• Linked to the drastic change in the European and
  global higher education landscape
• Explosion of demand and lack of capacity in
  national systems to absorb it
• Bologna Process
• Commodification of Education
• LLL-Life long learning
• IT, e-learning

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Various forms of TNE

• Franchising
• Program articulation
• Twinning arrangements
• Branch Campuses
• Distance Learning

• Off-shore Institution
• Corporate Universities
• International Institutions
• Virtual Universities

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Negative aspects

• Some operate on a for-profit basis and treat
  students as customers/consumers
• Tuition fees are in many cases extremely high
• Lack of QA and/ore accreditation mechanism
• Qualifications not always recognized
• Not applicable in local context, cultural
  differences tend to be overlooked-brain drain
• Lack of adequate information
• Lack of student influence
• The social dimension

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Positive aspects

• Widens learning opportunities by providing more
  choice for citizens
• Challenges traditional education systems by
  introducing more competition and innovative
  programmes and delivery modes
• Benefits home institutions trough links with
  foreign institution, stimulate international
  cooperation
• Help bridging the gap between demand and supply,
  foster access
• Distance learning- new groups

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Challenges

• National autonomy and sovereignty- the role of
  state in education
• Standards and traditional educational values
• Lack of QA mechanism to regulate and ensure the
  the quality of TNE education
• Pressing need to eradicate malpractice and
  fraud-protect learners, ex degree mills
• Approaches to academic and professional
  recognition, transperancy and mobility
• How to avoid the digital divide
• Social dimension

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Student influence ?

• Very little studentinfluence in TNE, except
  consumer influence
• No regulations
• Many TNE students are not represented by any
  union or organisation
• Challenge for traditional studentorganisations
• Stress the educational and social dimension

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Conclusion- Fine

• TNE can help reaching the goals of HE, but only
  if provided the right way
• Need to create constructive solution to make TNE
  benificial for all stakeholders
• HE institutions and and national educational
  authorities have to react
• TNE effects the whole society
• Studentorganisations must meet the needs of the
  new students