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PREPARATORY PATHWAY
PROGRAMMES: WHY AND HOW?
Welcome to session 06.03
Ronda, Level 1, Fibes 1, Thursday 14 September 2017, 11.30-12.30
• Gunilla Carlecrantz
Senior Adviser External Relations
Division of External Relations
Lund University, Sweden
• Suzanne Alexander
Director, International Office
University of Leicester, UK
Welcome and introductions
• The changing environment and context
• Why engage in preparatory pathway
programmes: pros and cons
• How to engage in preparatory pathway
programmes: creating a real partnership
September 22, 2017 Slide 3
Session overview
The changing environment
and context
September 22, 2017 Slide 4
• Preparatory pathway programme
A programme of study designed to build an academic
“bridge”, combining English language preparation, study
skills and some academic content for students who do
not yet meet the standard for admission to their chosen
degree programme
• Third party provider partnerships are contractual
agreements between universities/colleges and private
sector entities to provide these pathway programme
September 22, 2017 Slide 5
Definitions
Preparatory pathway programmes
(PPPs)Depending on scope and provider, these may be called:
• (International) Foundation course/programme
• Pathway course/programme
• Gateway course/programme
• University preparation course/programme
• Access course/programme
• Bridging course/programme
• Embedded course/programme
• Integrated course/programme
• Pre-Master’s course/programme
• …
Who works at a University/College which:
- already has a pathway programme with a private provider?
- offers its own in-house pathway programme?
- is considering a pathway programme with a private provider?
- is considering its own in-house pathway programme?
- has decided not to offer a pathway programme(so far)?
- has not yet discussed pathway programmes?
Who works for a pathway provider?
September 22, 2017 Slide 7
Some questions for you …
The global context
• 3.8 million mobile higher education students globally by 2024
• India and China will contribute 35% of the global growth in
international students
• The USA, UK, Australia, Germany, France and Canada will
continue to be the world’s major destinations for international
students
• Big bilateral student flows will continue to be from China and
India to traditional host markets such as the USA, UK and
Australia
• Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Iraq, Brazil, Turkey and
Indonesia will emerge as important source markets.
• China - as well as other European and Asian countries - could
become significant host countries in the next ten yearsSource: ”The future of the world’s mobile students to 2024”
British Council, 2013
September 22, 2017 Slide 9
Top host destinations for international
students: 2001 and 2016
Source: Project Atlas,
Institute of International Education
September 22, 2017 Slide 10
Global education balance by region
Source: Project Atlas and UNESCO
How does the market work?
• Recruitment of (fee-paying) international students can be divided
into four main sources:
1 Students applying directly
2 Students recruited through agents
3 Students recruited through partnerships:
education institutions, sponsors (such as governments,
scholarship funding bodies)
4 Student recruited through preparatory pathway programmes
• The balance of recruitment from these different sources varies
considerably: for example, by source country, host country,
institution, level of study
Who is involved in PPPs?
• Differ in scope and content, depending on individual universities’
need(s)
• Relatively new trend which has grown primarily to attract more
international (fee-paying) students, mainly in the UK and
Australia, but is growing also in the USA and the rest of Europe
• ”Russell Group” in the UK (http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/): only
four out of 24 not offering a preparatory programme
• In Australia, all of the Group of Eight (https://go8.edu.au/) are
offering some kind of preparatory programme
• Some offer in-house programmes, but many are collaborating
with an external provider
Why engage in PPPs?
Pros and cons
September 22, 2017 Slide 13
• Internationalisation
• Increase international student numbers quickly and
without substantial investment
• Access to pathway providers’ recruitment networks
(agents, in-country offices, admissions hub/centre)
• Widening participation
September 22, 2017 Slide 14
Main reasons for considering PPPs
• Concerns about academic standards
• Concerns about loss of control over admissions and
recruitment process (quality and autonomy)
• Contract terms with third party provider (duration,
investment required)
• Concerns about impact on institution
(staffing/HR issues, morale, ethical issues)
• Concerns about legal constraints – is it allowed?
• Prefer to develop own in-house course(s)
September 22, 2017 Slide 15
Main reasons for not considering PPPs
Pros
• Cost-effectiveness
• Quick results
• Specialist expertise
• Customer service
• Recruitment networks
• Market access
• Market competitiveness
• Low financial risk
• Low investment requirements
• Enhanced visibility and
branding
Cons
• Conflicting cultures
• Competing objectives
• Staff resistance
• Student resistance
• Quality concerns
• Uncertain financial benefits
• Reputational/brand risks
• Potential in-house competition
(with ELP courses)
• Loss of autonomy
• Accountability gaps between
provider and institution
September 22, 2017 Slide 16
Outsourcing: pros and cons
• Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
• Like all risks, they have to be assessed - and managed
• Decisions about PPPs have implications for admission, recruitment, student support servicesas well as strategy and leadership
• For many institutions PPPs raise some very fundamental questions about- institutional mission and values- core and non-core activities- engagement and relationships with
international students- guaranteed progression
September 22, 2017 Slide 17
Decisions, decisions
How to engage in preparatory
pathway programmes:
creating a real partnership
September 22, 2017 Slide 18
Steps towards a partnership
• Identifying our needs and objectives
• Reviewing the options
• Securing buy-in and support from colleagues
• Selecting the partner
• Securing buy-in at University level
• Negotiating the agreement
• Managing the partnership relationship
• Maintaining buy-in and support from academic and
administrative colleagues, and from senior management
“Them and us”
• Ideological/cultural and operational differences
- ways of working
- decision-making
- approaches and attitudes to new developments
- staffing and continuity
- timescales and responsiveness
- management styles
- ownership of issues and problems
• Misunderstandings, misperceptions and assumptions
• Communication!
The lessons we have learned …
• Secure ownership and buy-in across the whole
University - not just from the project champion(s)
• Understand (and respect) your own institutional culture -
be patient but persistent
• Select a compatible partner, and ensure that each
partner knows what the other wants from the relationship
• Present a convincing and realistic business plan
• Ensure continuing commitment to the management and
development of the relationship (including resources)
• Recognise what is an opportunity - and what isn’t!
Thank you!
Questions and comments?
September 22, 2017 Slide 22
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September 22, 2017 Slide 23