Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

The mission of The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) is to conduct state-of-the-art research, disseminate best practices, emerging trends, policy frameworks and assessment and quality assurance information; and develop strategic partnerships with public and private universities and organisations for the effective delivery of borderless higher education academic programmes and services. The Observatory's primary purpose is to provide strategic information to enable policy-makers and institutional-organisational leaders to make informed decisions relevant to their existing and/or future transnational higher education initiatives.

Its web site is at http://www.obhe.ac.uk

The Observatory's mission is accomplished through extensive collaboration with stakeholders including global higher education, government and private sector organisations. The Observatory is committed to bringing together emerging research in transnational higher education through conferences, scholarly networks and the publication of reports.

Benchmarking

See OBHE benchmarking

Vision 2010

The Observatory is positioned to become the leading source of strategic information on transnational higher education. To fulfil this vision, The Observatory will:

• Engage international scholars in collaborative research on current and emerging issues in transnational higher education;
• Offer best practice guidelines on specific areas of transnational higher education for Observatory partners and stakeholders;
• Convene institutes, colloquia and conferences that provide a forum to exchange ideas and strategies;
• Monitor developments in quality assurance mechanisms at the international, national and institutional levels, particularly as they apply to international branch campuses and transnational and dual-degree higher education programmes; and
• Provide a highly specialised consultancy service to institutions and organisations engaged in or planning to initiate transnational initiatives

Membership

The Observatory has over 170 organisational subscribers representing 50 countries worldwide engaged in various aspects of transnational higher education and international co-operation.

Organisations other than universities

The Observatory partners with national and international organisations including the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Universities UK (UUK), UNESCO, the World Bank, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), the European Distance Educational Network (EDEN), the UK's Leadership Foundation and the Western Co-operative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET).

Universities outside the UK

For a university outside the UK to join OBHE it must have a strong interest in transnational education, even if not distance learning or e-learning. This makes the list a likely place to look for prospects for case studies.

Antigua and Barbuda

1. Antigua State College

Australia

1. Bond University
2. Curtin University of Technology
3. Deakin University
4. Edith Cowan University
5. Flinders University
6. James Cook University
7. Macquarie University
8. Monash University
9. Open Universities Australia
10. RMIT University
11. Southern Cross University
12. Swinburne University of Technology
13. The University of Queensland
14. University of Canberra
15. University of Melbourne
16. University of New England
17. University of Newcastle
18. University of South Australia
19. University of Technology, Sydney
20. University of Western Australia
21. Victoria University

Bahamas

1. The College of the Bahamas

Barbados

1. Distance Education Centre, University of the West Indies

Belgium

1. Academic Co-operation Association (ACA)
2. EuroPACE ivzw

Belize

1. University of Belize

Botswana

1. Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL)
2. University of Botswana

Canada

1. Association of Universities & Colleges Canada
2. Athabasca University
3. College of the North Atlantic
4. Commonwealth of Learning
5. University of Alberta
6. University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Colombia

1. Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD)

Cyprus

1. University of Cyprus

Fiji

1. The University of the South Pacific

France

1. International Association of Universities (IAU)

Germany

1. DAAD

Grenada

1. Ministry of Education

Hong Kong SAR

1. University of Hong Kong

India

1. Amity University
2. Jamia Millia Islamia

Ireland

1. Irish Universities Association
2. National University of Ireland, Galway

Italy

1. University of Catania

Jamaica

1. Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture

Japan

1. National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, Daigaku Hyoka Gakuijuyo
2. NIME (National Institute of Multimedia Education)

Lesotho

1. National University of Lesotho

Malaysia

1. Malaysian Qualifications Agency
2. Open University Malaysia
3. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
4. Universiti Sains Malaysia

Maldives

1. Maldives College of Higher Education

Mauritius

1. Ministry of Education and Human Resources

Namibia

1. University of Namibia

New Zealand

1. Education New Zealand
2. Ministry of Education, International Division
3. New Zealand Qualifications Authority
4. New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee
5. University of Canterbury
6. University of Otago

Oman

1. Middle East College of Information Technology

Pakistan

1. National University of Sciences & Technology

Papua New Guinea

1. University of Papua New Guinea

Samoa

1. National University of Samoa

Seychelles

1. Ministry of Education and Youth

Singapore

1. Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)

1. Nanyang Technological University
2. National University of Singapore

South Africa

1. North-West University
2. University of Pretoria
3. University of South Africa
4. University of the Free State
5. University of the Western Cape

Spain

1. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)

Saint Kitts

1. Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College

Swaziland

1. University of Swaziland

The Gambia

1. Department of State for Education

The Netherlands

1. Nuffic

Tonga

1. Ministry of Education

Trinidad and Tobago

1. Ministry of Science, Technology & Tertiary Education

Turkey

1. Istanbul Bilgi University

Tuvalu

1. Ministry of Education and Sports

United Arab Emirates

1. KHDA - Government of Dubai

US

1. American Council on Education
2. Ashford University
3. Boston College
4. East-West Center
5. Excelsior College
6. Laureate Education, Inc.
7. Nova Southeastern University
8. POLYCOM, INC.
9. Stanford University
10. The Yale-China Association
11. University of Kentucky
12. University of Pennsylvania
13. University of Phoenix Online
14. University of Southern California
15. University of Texas System - UT TeleCampus

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