Higher Education Connected: International Education

At Higher Education Connected, we understand the opportunities and challenges that come with international education. Our team of experts are here to provide you with your solution for your global strategy, with a particular focus on China. 

We are a small specialist team, offering a global scope of services that focus on the best results for our clients. Our mission is to provide you with value, professionalism and success. 
Leveraging our decades of experience in the field and network with governments and institutions, We use our years of experience and knowledge to help you connect with the right students, schools and universities, and to ensure that you get the most out of your experience.

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Co-Founder

China Malaysia Education & Economic Development Alliance (CHMEEDA)

CHMEEDA is a leading organization that promotes academic collaboration between China and Malaysia. Our mission is to establish strong partnerships between educational institutions in both countries, in order to drive economic growth and development.

Advisor of International Academic Collaboration 

Bureau of Media, Data and Ideology 媒体、数据和价值体系研究院

Bureau of Media, Data and Ideology

A global Think Tank for media, data, individual rights and fake news.

BMDI launches with well known internationally recognized social media brands and traditional household media outlets who wish to combat the increasing propensity of Fake News and misinformation by rewarding truthful and factual content. To do so, however, requires developing a media ecosystem that differentiates between legitimate ideology and opinion, and those who wish to mislead society. We are 100% non-partisan, neutral and apolitical.

Board Advisor

JCA | London Fashion Academy

At JCA, I am responsible for managing its international recruitment, compliance and external relations functions.

Director of International

London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

Setting the strategic direction of international partnerships to enhance the global reputation of the College and add significant value to the core activities of teaching and learning, research, and knowledge exchange activity. 
To identify and establish a series of significant place-based partnerships that offer opportunities for mutual learning and development, alumni relations, and student and staff mobility that are important for fashion education.

Interim Director of International Partnerships

HE Higher Education Ranking

Board of Experts 

University for the Creative Arts

Leading on the strategic direction and the implementation of the Digital Transformation of UCA, an online hub to connect students across campuses. This involves the investigation and replacement of the current LMS, the digitalisation of degrees and short courses, as well as ongoing research on blended and hybrid teaching and learning pedagogies. Working with the VCO to support the development of overseas campus initiatives to widen the international collaboration and the international collaboration for Doctoral degrees. As part of the Academic Transformation, successfully led and delivered the internationalisation of the curriculum. Designed and created an authentic and appropriate ‘international and intercultural competence’ action plan for the whole university and led the implementation of this action plan; championing the international student experience.

Director of International Development

Overall responsibility for developing and implmenting the University’s Internationalisation Strategy, consisting of international student recruitment and admissions, marketing and branding, institutional partnership development outside of the UK, TNE development and delivery, staff and student mobility, international pathways, English language delivery, as well as international student experience and support for the whole university. 

I created and led a department of over 50 full-time staff from scratch, with an additional 30-50 sessional staff.

Director of International Studies (International Office)

Birmingham City University

To successfully establish and launch the Birmingham Institute of Fashion and Creative Arts (BIFCA) within Wuhan Textile University (WTU). 

Ensure a constructive collaboration according to the University’s agreement with WTU and provide leadership, strategic and operational management as the most senior BCU academic and manager. Responsible for the successful delivery of 3 undergraduate programmes (300 students intake each year, 1200 students in total) run at the school, from staff recruitment, teaching planning, curriculum development, quality assurance, students support and students retention.

Line managed a team of over 30 international staff, academic and administative staff.

Assistant Dean,Birmingham Institute of Fashion & Creative Art, 

Responsible for all operations in China, the biggest overseas market for Birmingham City University, ranging from strategic planning, student recruitment, TNE and collaborative Partnership development and support, staff and students mobility, budgeting, and staff development, as well as line managing the China Office of 10 staff members.

Regional Director (China)

University of Southampton

Academic Coordinator

University of Central Lancashire

Programme Administrator;  International Officer 

With over 17 years of experience in international education, I provide consultancy and practical solutions for clients who seek to establish or enhance their academic collaboration and exchange with China, and now India. I co-founded Higher Education Connected, a specialist team that offers a global scope of services, including TNE, mobility, research, investment, and recruitment, with a particular focus on China.

Leveraging my Ph.D. and research in international education and my extensive network with governments and institutions, I help clients connect with the right government agencies, students, schools, and universities, and ensure that they get the most out of their experience. I also serve as an advisor of international academic collaboration at CHMEEDA, a leading organization that promotes educational partnerships between China and Malaysia. My mission is to deliver value, professionalism, and success for my clients and partners in the field of international education.

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