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Will transnational education offer a real alternative for international UK Higher Education?
As the international levy moves forward, transnational education comes with rewards as well as challenges in a time of shifting sands.

Charlotte Gorse
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Can higher education successfully diversify revenue streams: how and why now?
Diverse income streams reduce risk, but how can universities go about exploring which ones safely?
Use what is special about your institution (its legacy), and deploy your best assets (physical, digital and of course, people).

Charlotte Gorse
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Who’s rushing towards UK Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs) and University Title (UT) application now it’s open?
After being closed for eight months, the OfS has recently reopened applications for DAPs, UT and OfS Registration in England. Some providers will be thinking that it’s now their moment to unlock ‘brand UK HE’, building prestige and autonomy for their institution. Others will need to urgently restart their strategic plan, and a few might pause for thought, given wider challenges within UK Higher Education.

Charlotte Gorse
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How can we adapt business models for an academic institution? Experiment. Iterate. Scale.
Successful design principles are those which evolve with our thinking. McKinsey recently identified their updated ‘golden rules’ for corporate redesign. Organisations incorporating most experienced a massive increase in performance (+125%), with redesign success rates moving from 40% to +90%.

Charlotte Gorse
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