Professor Michael Gunn Vice Chancellor

Strategic Plan –Values – partnership, people focus, innovation & enterprise, and excellence –Aims and targets for transnational education (TNE) Establish a Staffordshire Global Award –More during the conference Secure 25,000 TNE students –Official figures from 11/12 – 12,000, actuals 15,000+ Establish up to six overseas bases –1 in China

Strategic Plan (cont) –Partnership and Excellence – deep commitment to Delivery of a UK/British HE experience Usual language English Maintenance of high quality and standards, at least consistent with QAA Code of Practice Sharing honestly and transparently opportunities and challenges so we can meet and handle them together Respect for and celebration of the brand of Staffordshire University and of our partners Working together as businesses that ensure sufficient resource to secure our futures

International context –Forecasts for demand for higher education –Technology and student expectations changing –Opportunities for TNE –So what should purpose of TNE be? Trade, export Money Economic impact –True value Is about people Partnerships

International context (cont.) –European Higher Education in the World Key priorities –Strengthen capacity of HE and research to address global challenges by engaging in innovation-orientated international partnerships –Tackle remaining obstacles to dual/double degree programmes, and improve provision for quality assurance and cross-border recognition –Provide entrepreneurial and innovative curricula including transferrable skills, and create international training opportunities by working together with employers inside and outside the EU –Ensure coherence between internationalisation strategies and EU development cooperation policies

International context (cont.) –Cooperation is key. With our partners Explore innovative curricula to meet the demands of students and employers Ensure students and staff are agents of cooperation Enhance quality assurance Explore research collaborations Increase global understanding –Together we can achieve much –For our students we can achieve these objectives through the implementation of the Staffordshire Graduate attributes

The Staffordshire Graduate Understanding of forefront of subject knowledge Be work ready and employable and understand enterprise and entrepreneurialism Understanding of global issues Be an effective communicator and presenter and able to interact appropriately with a range of colleagues confidently Independence of thought Inquiry based learning and critical analysis Problem solver and creator of opportunities Technologically, digitally and information literate Life-long learning

Conclusion –In these various ways the values of the Plan will be met, the objectives for TNE will be achieved and we will deliver the mission which is to –Transform people and communities by delivering accessible, high quality, higher education through partnership working