Background The Sino-UK Leadership Development Programme had two main aims for participating universities: to enable UK institutions to partner with a Chinese peer, and to provide a unique management development opportunity for a senior management team member in each institution.
Programme The programme partnered a senior leader from a UK university (usually at pro-vice-chancellor level) with an individual at a similar level in a Chinese institution. Each UK and Chinese participant visited their partner’s campus for a study period of between a week and ten days - all participants attended joint workshops in the UK and in China to share their experiences.
Outcomes All UK participants choose a topic relating to university management or leadership to study from a Chinese and UK perspective as part of their visit and produced a report to be shared with the sector (please see each programme's page for a list of reports available). Some of the topics included the development of internationalisation strategies, making links with business, the management of research, and quality assurance in other cultures. Lasting partnerships have been formed as a result of the programme.