By Troy Deman

Introduction

Since the dawn of humanity, we have benefited from the sharing of knowledge and collective learning across towns, cities, countries, and entire societies. We help teach those around us new ideas and information and as a result we collectively collaborate to progress not just as separate people but as spices as a whole. While collaborating through the sharing of ideas and knowledge in classrooms is common today, many people don’t think about the collaboration of education and its resources across separation nations. However, in recent years a new system has emerged to help provide new educational opportunities and resources to peoples who lack it most. This system is called Transnational Education or TNE.

What is TNE and what does it do?

Transnational education is essentially “all types of higher education study programs, or sets of courses of study, or educational services (including those of distance education) in which the learners are located in a country different from the one where the awarding institution is based” (Riga, 2001). Through TNE programs, higher education institutions like universities are working with each other to provide educational opportunities and share knowledge to countries and people outside of the country the institution resides. This is a game changer for countries that lack sufficient higher education opportunities as universities can share their resources and collaborate with countries outside their own to provide education to regions that lack it. This program will help humanity overtime increase the spread of and access to high quality education across the globe.

“Institutions are increasingly recognizing the value of global collaborations in TNE. Joint ventures between universities, cross-border partnerships and collaborative research initiatives are on the rise. These collaborations not only help widen access to international education and meet local demand, but also contribute to enhancing the quality of education internationally, supporting the development of local capacity and the creation of richer and more diverse learning experiences” (Riaz & Trifiro, 2024).

Drake, D. & InBusiness. (2015, May). Making Global Connections Work. InBusiness Greater Phoenix. https://inbusinessphx.com/partner-section/making-global-connections-work.

Benefits to TNE

There are other benefits to TNE programs as well including.

•  lower tuition fees than mobile international students
• Better gender eqaulty
• Much more flexable for working students
• Preventing brain drain on the countries using TNE

Conclusion

This program will help humanity overtime increase the spread and access to high quality education across the globe. TNE will help humanity reach a future where different peoples, ethnicities, and cultures around the world all have access to high quality education which will in turn increase the diversity of human thinking and improve the collective learning of the planet.

“TNE serves as a bridge, connecting individuals, institutions and education systems across the globe, in the process helping to foster that shared understanding and sense of global citizenship required for peaceful and constructive relations between our increasingly interconnected communities” (Riaz & Trifiro, 2024).

Thanks for reading through my 2nd blog, if you want to see more check out the original article linked here The untapped value of transnational education. Also check out Nishat Riaz on twitter at https://twitter.com/nishatriaz where I originally found the article.

Citations

Riga. Code of Good Practice in the Provision of Transnational Education, 2001, www.cicic.ca/docs/TNE-Code2001.en.pdf.

Riaz, Nishat, and Fabrizio Trifiro. “The Untapped Value of Transnational Education.” University World News, 27 Jan. 2024, www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240126230211149.