Global Insights and international engagement

Our global reach and strong network of international partnerships enable us to support members worldwide, securing and reinforcing UK higher education’s global reputation for excellence and enhancing the student learning experience wherever they are studying.

Global Insights brings together a comprehensive suite of activities and resources designed to give members a rich, integrated understanding of international higher education. It provides a distinctive, future focused perspective which covers the full spectrum of global activity, delivering insights that cut across policy, practice, partnerships, mobility, and global engagement.

This section also includes resources created to support QAA's international members in implementing new practices and approaches to quality assurance.

Country resources

Gain insight on key markets, including analysis on opportunities and challenges for partnerships and student mobility.

Global Insights Conference 2026

Join us for QAA’s Global Insights Conference, an online conference to give you a comprehensive understanding of international HE.

Networking communities

Our Global Insights forums for peer learning, collaboration, and professional support tailored to specific aspects of international work.

International member workshops

Virtual workshops designed to support international members with implementing new practices and approaches to quality assurance in HE.

Collaborative Enhancement Projects

Our CEPs are an exclusive benefit to QAA members and help to facilitate collaboration between providers in the UK and other parts of the world.

International partners

We maintain close relationships with quality agencies and governments around the world, which are crucial to supporting QAA’s international activity.

Transnational education partnerships

Discover more about the stages of the partnership journey, from initial considerations through to teach-out.

International student experience

Find resources focusing on the experience of international students studying in the UK.