Building on the success over the past two years, Going Global Partnership: UK-China-ASEAN will continue to support the multi-lateral higher education links this year, with a priority focus on Vietnam and Indonesia and the theme on improving the quality of student experience through digital learning.
Six proposals have been chosen for funding, out of more than 20 high quality applications, by the selection board consisting of representatives from Ministry of Education, the HE sectors, and community leaders in the UK, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Seed-funding of around £65,000 will be provided to each UK institution to partner with China and Vietnam and/or Indonesia for projects that will strengthen online teaching and learning, improve student experiences, and boost education internationalisation of the countries involved.
The Going Global Partnership: UK-China-ASEAN has been designed to support the development of student experience and mobility, academic communications and exchanges, leadership skills development, teaching excellence via digital/blended delivery, and research collaborations. It aims at increasing collaboration among institutions in the UK, China and ASEAN countries by nurturing strategic and sustainable partnerships; creating benefits that apply to the wider higher education sector, such as sharing international best practice.
Winning proposals
Proposal name | UK leading institution | Chinese partner institutions | BRI partner institutions (Vietnam) | BRI partner institutions (Indonesia) |
A Mobile and Open learning and networking platform for Science and Engineering (MOSE platform) | University of Portsmouth | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam | n/a |
Integrated Built Environment Teaching & Learning in the Joint Curriculum Development amid Digital-Driven Industry 4.0 among China, Vietnam, and UK | London South Bank University | Chang’an University China | Ho Chi Minh University of Technology | n/a |
Decarbonisation, Decentralised and Digitalisation (3D Energy) | Heriot-Watt University | Guangxi University | Ho Chi Minh University of Technology | n/a |
Digital Doctorate Training Hub | Birmingham City University | Northeast Normal University, China | Ho Chi Minh City University of Education; Vietnam National University, University of Education; Nguyen Tat Thanh University | Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta; |
LIT Educational Hub: Enhancing the student experience of the digital university in the UK, China and BRI countries | University of East Anglia | East China Normal University; Southwest University; Tianjin Normal University | Vietnam National University; University of Languages and International Studies | University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa |
Fostering Multidisciplinary Collaboration amongst Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) Graduates Using Digital Construction Skills and Immersive Learning | University of Salford | Beijing Jiaotong University | National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE), Vietnam | Institut Teknologi Bandung |