Shaping the future of the Higher Education sector

The higher education sector is undergoing profound transformation, marked by shifting regulatory landscapes, increasing scrutiny of international partnerships, and rising expectations around quality and outcomes. The challenges and pressures on the sector are mounting, and institutions are facing a need to reimagine their operations. This event offers an opportunity to explore how UK-based organisations working in higher education across the world can leverage their global reach and collaboration with international partners to rethink the future of the sector at this challenging time.

Panellists from Advance HE, SUMS Consulting and the British Council, will explore the impact of international professional development frameworks, rethinking university operating models, and higher education as a key aspect of the UK’s soft power. Advance HE will examine how professional development programmes and their fellowship scheme can shape individual, institutional, and national-level transformation. SUMS Consulting will lead the discussion around how universities can reimagine their operating models to improve performance, efficiency, and sustainability, starting with robust benchmarking.

The audience will be made up of our network across the higher education sector, including BEI members, key stakeholders across UK and foreign governments and UK universities.