Here and Now Offshore Education: Stocktake

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Here and NowOffshore Education Stocktake
Analysis

• Vince Catherwood

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Purpose

• The purpose of the research programme was to
  provide an information base and a context for the
  development of offshore projects by NZ
  organisations and consortia.
• The project was designed in the context of the
  Export Education Innovation Programme.

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Environmental Scan

• International students are big business
• a significant part of NZs export in services
• International pressures
• globalisation
• population mobility
• technology
• 9/11
• competition
• NZ dollar
• quality
• English language
• Changes in patterns of onshore enrolments of
  international students

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Methodology

• Government and Sector Group Agency Interviews
• Institution Questionnaires
• Institution Interviews
• Workshops
• Analysis of Data

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Findings

• Development of offshore education based on
  careful planning and strategic alliances brings
  dividends
• Participation in offshore education maintained
• Number of providers offering offshore education
  increased
• Number of courses offered offshore
• increased
• Nature of offshore activity changing
• Other education products and services included in
  offshore education

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Other Dimensions

• Planning sound business plan essential
• Incentives internationalisation and financial
• Barriers resources expertise
• Quality assurance
• NZ policies and procedures

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Risks and Risk Management

• Benchmark on quality reputational risk
• Undertake due diligence on partner (and assess
  market intelligence)
• Lack of business expertise, esp. in foreign
  environments
• Seek advice (cost use NZTE, MFAT,MoE)
• Use a trusted source (a national), but embed
  programme in institution not one individual
• Financial risk (capital development) and
  opportunity cost

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Good Practice

• Investment
• Partner
• Planning and development
• Quality
• General comments

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Observations

• Develop a strategy for offshore education
• Performance measures and data collection
• Best practice guidelines
• Availability of expert advice at subsidised cost
• Develop joint initiatives
• More work to obtain a robust financial analysis
• A wider view publishing, consultancy,
  educational software