Transnational Education Redefined

Authors

  • Stephen Wilkins University of Bath
  • Jeroen Huisman Ghent University

Keywords:

international branch campuses, transnational higher education (TNE), country-branded universities

Abstract

As existing definitions of transnational education (TNE) specify that an institution or educational program has to cross national borders, some providers commonly perceived to operate in the TNE field are excluded. Country-branded universities (CBUs) do not cross borders, but they borrow or transfer elements of their affiliated country’s higher education system, including that country’s culture and values. We offer a broader, more encompassing definition of TNE that includes more diverse forms of provider.

Author Biographies

Stephen Wilkins, University of Bath

Professor Stephen Wilkins is a teaching fellow at the International Centre for Higher Education Management (ICHEM), University of Bath, United Kingdom. E-mail: sjkw20@bath.ac.uk.

Jeroen Huisman, Ghent University

Jeroen Huisman is professor of higher education at the Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent (CHEGG), Ghent University, Belgium. E-mail: Jeroen.Huisman@UGent.be.

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Published

2025-01-13

How to Cite

Wilkins, S., & Huisman, J. (2025). Transnational Education Redefined. International Higher Education, (121), 16–17. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/18831

Issue

No. 121 (2024): Winter Issue

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