1. Burma Dr Joanna Newman Director UK Higher Education International Unit 30 th November 2012

2. UK HE International Unit Mission: To represent the UK higher education sector internationally and to empower, with skills and knowledge, the sector to secure maximum value from international opportunities. Our priorities: –Build capacity of UK HE sector to capture international opportunities –Shape international policy –Represent UK HE abroad –Provide market intelligence

3. Burma’s reengagement in 2012 April 2012 David Cameron visits Burma Training Gateway joins delegation June 2012 Aung Sang Suu Kyi visits UK ‘Pledge to Burma’ launched July 2012 Training Gateway represents IU on trade mission to Burma Photo: Cameron arrives in April

4. Student mobility from Burma Relatively static at around 250 per annum Opportunities for growth as a result of greater UK sector engagement in Burma Challenge around English-language levels Scholarships available e.g. Prospect Burma

5. TNE opportunities Some TNE activity pre-2012: –2010/11: 245 students registered on the University of Greenwich BSc Business Information Technology degree –Oxford Brookes/ACCA partnership Regional hubs – Burmese students to Malaysia and Singapore? Distance learning – existing provision low quality. Photo: Students use an internet cafe

6. Government priorities Short term (within 12 months) University exchange programmes –Students –Academic staff –Management Visits by foreign institutions to Burmese universities to discuss models of collaboration In-country English-language training –Government personnel –School teachers and university faculty –Students Photo: Burmese students from Dagon University

7. Government priorities Long term (next 3 years and onwards) “Centres of excellence” to build research capacity and train lecturers in: –University of Yangon –University of Bassein –Dagon University –University of Mandalay Foreign-led new universities Maximise engagement with Erasmus Mundus programmes Photo: Burmese students from Dagon University

8. Scoping visit 2013 Funding from FCO for visit to Burma in 2013, to meet Ministry of Education and universities Aim to identify how UK can feed into Burma’s Comprehensive Education Sector Review (CESR) With Burmese universities, explore opportunities for: –Staff and student exchanges –Capacity-building partnerships –TNE

9. Today’s event Approaches HEIs are taking/planning with Burma How the IU and Training Gateway can support these Obstacles to engagement Intelligence to be gathered on 2013 Scoping Visit

10. Thank you joanna.newman@international.ac.uk www.international.ac.uk