SIGTransnational Education Second meeting Esther Wilkinson Transnational Education

SIG-Transnational Education Second meeting Esther Wilkinson Transnational Education lead, GN 4 -2 Task 1, GÉANT Head of International, Jisc APAN 45 28 March 2018 Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org

Agenda Introduction to GÉANT SIG-TNE (09. 00 -09. 10) » Esther Wilkinson, Jisc TNE data – regional, national and global (09. 10 -09. 25) » John Chapman, Internet 2 Global TNE policies (09. 25 -09. 40) » Alexander van den Hil, SURFnet TNE service development, challenges and opportunities (09. 40 -09. 55) » Wan Li, CERNET Tools, Toolkits and resources (09. 55 -10. 10) » Esther Wilkinson, Jisc Introduction to GÉANT Up 2 U Project (10. 10 -10. 20) » Peter Szegedi, GÉANT Concluding remarks and next steps (10. 20 -10. 30) » Esther Wilkinson, Jisc Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 2

Transnational education and mobility • Transnational education (TNE) is the mobility of higher education programmes and institutions/providers across international borders Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 3

Fundamental aspects of TNE » Global teaching and learning › Achieving the highest levels of pedagogical impact in the classroom and beyond – – Synchronous: new pedagogical models, experiential and location based learning, hands on fieldwork in different parts of the world; simultaneous T&L across time and space Asynchronous: online learning, learning platforms » The global student › Supporting mobility on and off campus, in whichever country, learn collectively and opportunities to supplement and accentuate student experience » Global administration and support › Shared systems e. g. student records, examination and enrolment systems Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 4

Context • GÉANT funded area of work – importance of supporting transnational education and mobility with technology requiring global infrastructure and services • Past sessions at APAN 2016, TNC 17; Internet 2 Global Summit 2016, 2017; Chinese American Networking Symposium 2015, 2016, 2017, and ASREN e-Age 2015, 2017 to share experiences, best practice and case studies • Established GÉANT SIG for TNE led by Steering Committee: • • • CERNET (Wan Li) GARR (Claudio Allocchio) Internet 2 (Urszula Chomicka) Jisc (Esther Wilkinson) SURFnet (Alexander van den Hil) • Workshop held at Internet 2 Global Summit (April 2017) to identify key challenges and opportunities for working together • Inaugural meeting of SIG-TNE at TNC 17 Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 5

The ‘Big Issues’ • TNE data – regional, national and global – what exists now and how do we obtain it? What more do we need? • Global TNE policies (the strategic challenge) – how do we develop consistent policies to support TNE, e. g. connectivity and services, charging models? • TNE service development, challenges and opportunities - (the operational challenge) – interoperability, measurement, what will a service bundle look like, for both NRENs and the institutions we support? • Tools, toolkits and resources - what is in development/do we need to develop to help us share information and support TNE, for both NRENs and the institutions we support? Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 6

Workstream 4: Tools, toolkits and resources Esther Wilkinson Transnational Education lead, GN 4 -2 Task 1, GÉANT Head of International, Jisc APAN 45 28 March 2018 Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org

Scope: Tools, toolkits and resources • To identify tools and resources already in existence to enable NRENs to support TNE, individually and globally and enable accessibility • To develop a suite of tools and resources to enable NRENs to support TNE, individually and globally and enable accessibility • To understand requirements of tools and resources to more directly support education institutions or policy stakeholders in the NREN country Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 8

Example: GÉANT Interactive Connectivity Map • Audience: global NRENs, policy stakeholders, education institutions • Find at map. geant. org • Further development work planned on TNE by Jisc and Global REN CEO Forum • Overlays may include: • NREN contact details and connection policies • Local ISP connectivity and contact details • TNE activities (both sending and receiving) • Regulatory and policy information including British Council ‘Global Gauge’ • Quality assurance information Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 9

Example: ‘In the Field’ • Audience: global NRENs, policy stakeholders, education institutions • Handful of case studies on TNE – more needed! Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 10

Example: Jisc TNE Toolkit • Audience: UK higher education institutions • Developed in response to community demand • Developed by the Jisc TNE Tech SIG • Launched in summer 2018 • Toolkit will: • Share advice and best practice • Highlight common challenges • Provide country-specific information • Will be developed into online tool and become part of Jisc ‘TNE offer’ Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 11

Example: UK (Jisc) TNE Tech Special Interest Group • Audience: UK education institutions (both higher and further education) • Established in March 2016, made up of representatives from UK HEIs (including IT, library leads, academic leads, coordination roles and international departments ) as well as TNE policy leads across the sector (Quality Assurance Agency, Universities UK international, British Council, Association of Colleges) • Current membership: 34 representatives from 23 HEIs (and expanding) • Building a network to share best practice, provide peer to peer advice • Discussion topics have included: the future of TNE/TNE 2. 0; support packages for TNE; overseas licensing • Initially tasked with developing a toolkit to support delivery of TNE due to be published summer 2018 Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 12

Example: TNE Registration Form • Audience: global and regional RENs • Operational tool for (N)RENs to capture appropriate information and contacts to support and TNE • Adapted and adopted for HEAnet • Jisc working on online form to make ‘application’ to (N)RENs Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 13

GÉANT SIG-TNE Wiki • Audience: global and regional RENs, education institutions • Access to past TNE sessions, reports and presentations • Resources: articles and blogs, reports and case studies, links and websites, other groups • Events past and future Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 14

Concluding remarks and next steps Esther Wilkinson Transnational Education lead, GN 4 -2 Task 1, GÉANT Head of International, Jisc APAN 45 28 March 2018 Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org

Next steps for SIG-TNE • Launch SIG-TNE Workplan at Internet 2 Global Summit, May 2018. Call for SIG members to engage with specific tasks • Develop white paper on TNE support for consultation with SIGTNE members • Established sub-group of Global REN CEO to focus on TNE and develop global connectivity policy (links with GNA) • Continue to develop SIG-TNE Wiki site global resources • Continue outreach and engagement activities with NRENs and their communities • Develop Value Proposition for Education? Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 16

Thank you Contact: esther. wilkinson@jisc. ac. uk Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org This work is part of a project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 731122 (GN 4 -2). Networks ∙ Services ∙ People www. geant. org 17