Transnational Education as Enabler of Access to Quality Higher Education and Its Link to UN SDG4: The Case of Greece

Abstract

This chapter explores the impact of TNE in Greece with particular reference to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4. The context of the research is a TNE collaborative partnership case study which involves Queen Margaret University in Scotland and Metropolitan College in Greece. A qualitative approach is used to gather and analyse primary evidence from TNE students and graduates. The findings suggest that TNE has had a positive impact in enabling access to good quality higher education in Greece in three respects: (1) affordability; (2) access to courses not available in the domestic HE system; and (3) the use of the host country language in delivery and assessment. This case study suggests that TNE promotes access to good quality higher education and creates a number of benefits for direct participants and wider stakeholder groups with direct reference to UN SDG4.

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“…This finding highlights the contribution of UK TNE to countries with unmet demand for HE. At the same time, UK TNE enhances the qualitative aspects of the capacity of HE systems in countries with high participation rates in HE, such as Greece (Papageorgiou et al., 2020). Through postgraduate programmes and further/executive non‐degree qualifications, UK TNE supports local communities' continuous professional development needs.…”