Special Reports – Global Edition
Observatory on Borderless Higher Education 2012
GLOBAL

New players and new directions

The UK-based Observatory on Borderless Higher Education held its 2012 forum in Kuala Lumpur from 24-26 April, titled “New Players and New Directions: The challenges of international branch campus management”. University World News reports on the forum, and we publish commentaries by two of the speakers.
UNITED KINGDOM

University College London – Big visions, small overseas campuses

Michael Worton
Money should never be the prime motive for expanding overseas, though it is a factor. There are many potential benefits for overseas campuses, but also possible pitfalls. By keeping campuses small and focusing on niche areas, some of the opportunities may be realised and the risks avoided.
GLOBAL

Internationalised learning at the branch campus – Enriching curricula

Margaret Mazzolini
The diverse backgrounds of branch campus students and academics provide the potential to produce internationalised curricula that develop faster at branch campuses than in their parent institutions. Just transplanting curricula taught at the home institution won't work.
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