The method for the quality evaluation and enhancement of UK transnational education was commissioned by Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE. It has been shaped through consultation with stakeholders in the higher education sector in the UK and worldwide.
The QE-TNE Scheme applies to all UK degree-awarding bodies on a voluntary basis and operates over the academic years 2021-22 to 2025-26. It is enhancement-led, informed by robust metrics, and has the student experience at its heart. Fundamental to the new approach is collaboration between QAA and local higher education bodies to build and deepen mutual understanding, cooperation and trust.
The five-year programme, one major host country/territory will normally be selected each year together with two others such as those that are emerging or developing, or those with smaller TNE numbers. The selection criteria are detailed in the QE-TNE Handbook.
The countries participating in the QE-TNE programme in the next two years are:
So far, 71 UK higher education providers have chosen to participate in the QE-TNE Scheme.
To participate in the QE-TNE Scheme, simply complete our online registration form. UK degree-awarding bodies have until Friday 17th September 2021 to sign up to the five-year programme.
There are five stages in the QE-TNE Scheme:
Full details of each stage are given in the QE-TNE handbook.
Publication Date: 11 Mar 2021
QE-TNE results in published reports and a range of resources, as well as strengthened relationships and international understanding (see Annex 5 of the Handbook).
QAA Members who choose to join the Scheme will have access to a wider range of QE-TNE resources, and there are extra benefits for those QAA Members who have the International Insights package.
The QNE-TNE Scheme offers many benefits for different types of stakeholders and participants.
The QE-TNE Scheme is open to all UK degree-awarding bodies, but if your institution is also a QAA Member there are added benefits. Additional resources and outputs from the Scheme will be made available to QAA Core Members participants, with further benefits only available to International Insights Members participants. More information is given in the handbook.
QAA Members
Further benefits for International Insights Members
UK degree-awarding bodies participating in QE-TNE Scheme will be listed on the QAA website as participants of the Scheme. All participating institutions and their overseas TNE partners are able to use the QE-TNE Kitemark, which is a public statement of their commitment to quality. Only the QE-TNE Kitemark carries the backing and endorsement of sector agencies Universities UK and GuildHE.
The QE-TNE Scheme Kitemark must be used in accordance with its Terms and Conditions.
Publication Date: 17 May 2021
To participate in the QE-TNE Scheme, simply complete our online registration form. The registration form for the scheme will remain open until Friday 17th September 2021.
This allows more time for institutions who have not yet had the opportunity to sign up for the scheme. Registration for QE-TNE will not re-open over the five-year duration of the scheme, so this is the only opportunity to sign up to participate in the programme.
