The East Asia Opportunities presents a collated list of opportunities and activities for UK institutions to consider and participate in across East Asia.

Opportunity: Hunan Normal University seeks UK partners to establish a joint programme/joint institute in the fields of Engineering, Science and Arts

Hunan Normal University (HNNU) is seeking UK partners interested in establishing a Ministry of Education approved transnational education joint undergraduate and doctoral programme for Engineering, Science and Arts. The undergraduate joint program would be in a 3+1 format, and the model for the joint doctoral programme would be open for discussion. Eligible students will get two degrees, one from HNNU and from the UK partner institution.

To view complete details of operational models, subjects/courses, and action required click here.

Opportunity: UK institutions invited to submit applications for the British Business Award 2022 – UK-Malaysia Education Institutional Partnership Award

The British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce has recently announced the Business Excellence Awards 2022. The awards include the UK Malaysia-Education Institutional Partnership Award. This will recognise a UK higher or further education institution that has partnered with Malaysian organisation/s to deliver significant impact through joint venture collaboration and synergies.

The awards are an excellent opportunity for UK higher and further education institutions to celebrate and share success stories and partnership journey in Malaysia. View details on how to participate here.

Opportunity: UK-Malaysia Institutional Partnership Grant: Women in Sports Leadership Call for joint proposals from UK universities in West Midlands (lead applicant)

The British Council Malaysia has launched the UK-Malaysia Institutional Partnership grant for women in sports leadership. This is in line with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games that ‘puts women's and para sport centre stage’ and will be a part of the Going Global Partnerships Programme. One grant of GBP 30,000 will be awarded to a higher education institution from West Midlands which has a proven track record in sports development, especially in the area of women in leadership, working in partnership with a Malaysian university on a joint initiative to enhance the equal representation of women at leadership levels of the sports industry. View complete details here.

Opportunity: Tender Opportunity for research into digital offers and trends within English teacher online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in ASEAN region

The British Council is inviting interest from an experienced research team to conduct a two-phased landscape review and needs analysis covering digital offers and trends within English teacher online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in ASEAN.

The research outputs are expected to include an initial review for identified countries and highlight specific findings and recommendations followed by an in-depth report. To view details and supporting documents click here.

Opportunity: Partner with Kasetsart University, one of Thailand’s public institutions, in delivering an English pre-sessional course

Kasetsart University (KU) is establishing a new international institution in Bang Khen and will offer full time degree programmes and non-degree programmes. The new institution plans on becoming a pre-sessional English programme provider in Thailand, with an aim to make studying at UK tertiary education institutions more affordable to students from Thailand in receipt of conditional offers from these institutions.

To view details of the opportunity and share your interest click here.

Opportunity: Opportunity to speak at the ThaiPOD online conference on ‘Foresight in Higher Education: The Next Move’ 25 March 2022

The Professional and Organisational Development Network of Thailand (ThaiPOD) is organising an online academic forum on ‘Foresight in Thai Higher Education: The Next Move’ scheduled for 24 - 25th March 2022. The opportunity seeks for a Keynote Speaker from a UK education institution to deliver a presentation at ‘Foresight in Thai Higher Education: The Next Move’; the main objective of the forum is to share an outside-in perspective and emphasise the need for universities to be closely related to the changing world and key global issues.

View complete details on how to participate here.