The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow in association with the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” is hosting an online forum on Transnational Education (TNE): Joint /Double /Dual Degrees. The forum is scheduled for February 18, 2021 from 13:00 to 18:00 Moscow time.
The forum is held within the framework of the UK-Russia University Alliance project which aims to engage Russia’s top universities and connect the next generation of Russia’s science leaders with the UK by expanding partnership and professional development opportunities.
The forum will cover the following topics:
- What are TNE and joint /double /dual degrees in legal terms?
- Building a joint /double /dual degree
- Marketing and selling TNE and joint /double /dual degrees
- Joint Educational Programs: status, problems, perspectives. Russian and UK cases.
The area of transnational education (TNE) and joint /double /dual degrees has increasingly become valuable for universities. With the global talent market growing ever more competitive, the advantages of understanding and developing TNE and joint /double /dual degree programmes is an obvious pathway for greater partnership between Russia and UK.
The forum session will explore the benefits of TNE on institutions, students, staff, and the local community. Harnessing the benefits of TNE so that students, graduates, researchers, staff, and policymakers develop a greater international outlook through mobility, capacity building, increased international collaboration and interaction with partners. The forum will also highlight the main problems faced by Russian and UK universities in the development and implementation of joint /double /dual degree programmes.
Forum website: http://uk-russia-alliance.ru/tne/eng
Forum languages: Russian /English