British Council East Asia Education Week 2024

Join us for the British Council East Asia Education Week 2024, from 26 to 29 February.

There are a range of events for UK universities to participate in across the week, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Event overview

East Asia Agent Conference

26 February 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

This hybrid conference will help student recruitment agents in East Asia to boost their industry knowledge and support their professional development. It will also be an opportunity for these agencies to build a new network of inter-regional collaborations in student recruitment.  

UK institutions are invited to participate and benefit from: 

• gaining the latest regional trends in international student recruitment
• understanding East Asian students’ expectations and perceptions of overseas studies
• learning from industry practitioners through case studies and successful ideas
• acquiring valuable insights on how to market Gen Z and Gen Alpha in the region 
• networking with university colleagues and local agents. 

Think TNE and Poster Showcase

27 February 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Think TNE Forum is our flagship for transnational education in East Asia, where leading education experts from the UK and East Asia will discuss top priorities and challenges in the development and delivery of TNE.  

This year’s theme  is Progressive Partnerships in Transnational Education , which follows on from the  discussion at  Going Global Conference 2022. It aims to continue to explore how we can encourage a move from purely ‘teaching franchises’ to institutional collaborations that progress with ambitions and visions for students, academics and TNE management in-country.    

This one-day forum will be held in-person at Sunway Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Poster Showcase: The Power of Action in TNE - Showcase your Innovative Collaborations and Innovations  

Think TNE Forum participants are invited to share their success stories via a poster showcase, which will be displayed at the Think TNE Forum 2024. 

The Posters will offer a unique opportunity for UK-EA TNE providers to present their journey in developing successful TNE partnerships, and the innovative ways they have grown and sustained partnerships. 

The Poster Showcase can address one of the following three distinct themes. 

1. Journey to establishing successful transnational education.
2. Best practices in TNE operations and management (e.g. student/academic engagement, industry involvement, professional support staff development). 
3. Innovation beyond teaching collaborations in transnational education. 

If you are interested in presenting your TNE case study, please fill out the form below by 19 January 2024.  

UK-Malaysia Higher Education Roundtable

28 February 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Themed reinvigorating partnerships and building ambition, the UK-Malaysia Higher Education Roundtable aims to: 

• highlight the achievement and examine the challenges of higher education collaborations through the years across teaching and learning, mobility and research excellence 
• examine the ambition and appetite to reinvigorate partnerships and accelerate impact in tandem with regional and global developments 
• explore the roles of diverse stakeholders and innovative mechanisms such as the UK-Malaysia University Consortium in developing and sustaining UK-Malaysia collaborations 
• recommend an action plan which is underpinned by the UK-Malaysia Memorandum of Understanding in Higher Education. 

The roundtable will feature world café discussions, a partnership showcase and thematic panel sessions. This one-day event takes place at the Sunway Resort Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Study UK Alumni Awards

29 February 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Study UK Alumni Awards is a flagship event that celebrates the significant impact outstanding Malaysian UK alumni have made on their professions and societies.

The awards will celebrate alumni, from professionals and entrepreneurs to artists and community leaders, across four broad categories.

1. Science and sustainability.
2. Business and innovation.
3. Culture and creativity.
4. Social action.   

The sixth edition of the Malaysian Study UK Alumni Awards will be held as a gala dinner celebration at the W Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Bringing together outstanding UK Alumni from different industries, diverse stakeholders from public and corporate sectors, as well as university representatives, this is an opportunity to meet, network and celebrate with UK Alumni from your institution who are making a difference in Malaysia.