In Thailand and Southeast Asia, a new collaboration with La Trobe University (Australia), Sheffield Hallam University (UK), Siam University (Thailand), and Nurture Higher Education is going to result in exciting possibilities for transnational education. The three institutions and Nurture Higher Education inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), at La Trobe University. The collaboration carries a goal to enroll 2000 students in the next five years and soon launch Global University Academy at Siam University, Bangkok.
It will provide international students from the larger Asian area, such as Myanmar and Cambodia, access to La Trobe University and Sheffield Hallam degrees along with offering local students the chance to finish a foreign degree at home. Students will have the choice of finishing their whole program in Thailand or coming to La Trobe or Sheffield Hallam to finish a portion of their degree, where they will have the chance to interact with Australian or British business partners. Programs in fields with strong labor market demand, such as computer science and hospitality, will be made available.
Students will have the choice of finishing their whole program in Thailand or coming to La Trobe or Sheffield Hallam to finish a portion of their degree, where they will have the chance to interact with Australian or British business partners. Programs in fields with strong labor market demand, such as computer science, and hospitality, will be made available. Students enrolled will have the opportunity of finishing their course in Thailand or Sheffield Hallam to finish a portion of their graduation, where the candidates have a chance to interact with Australian and British business partners. Programs offered will be in fields that will have job opportunities and demand, such as computer science and hospitality.
“La Trobe has a long history of transnational education programs in partnership with international institutions in China, Vietnam, Singapore, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and now Thailand”, Professor Dewar stated. “We’re excited to expand our global footprint with our established partner, Sheffield Hallam University, to deliver unique, high-quality programs for local students and, at the same time, deepening our engagement with Thailand’s higher education institutions. We are looking forward to a long and successful collaboration with Siam University, our strategic partner Sheffield-Hallam University, with Nurture Higher Education Group, and, most of all, we are looking forward to successful outcomes for our students”, he added.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Sheffield Hallam University stated, “Sheffield Hallam has a range of Transnational Education Partnerships with institutions across the world. We are delighted to be able to expand our offer in Thailand, working closely with our strategic partner La Trobe University and a new partner Siam University. We are looking forward to building on our existing track record of global collaboration and exchange”.
“We are delighted to be working with Nurture Higher Education Group to be the launch partner for their Global University Academy concept. The opportunity to work deeply with La Trobe University and Sheffield Hallam University under this model is not only unique and innovative but will create transformational study and career opportunities in Thailand”, Dr. Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, President of Siam University, stated.
Stephen Healy, Co-Founder and CEO of Nurture Higher Education stated, “We are delighted that our Global University Academy concept will be launched in Thailand, where we launched our first Two-degree Program in 2019. Since then, we have curated University partnerships that serve our mission to bring accessible world-class credentials to students, which are aligned and attuned to the needs of the modern workplace through Nurture’s employer engagement, mentoring, and internship program”.
