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Liz Wilding

  • Head of Global Academy TNE Partnerships, leading the development of foundation and English language provision for current and future transnational education collaborations.

  • Foundation Year Programme Director for the Tianjin University - Vlog: Henley International Institute, a Sino-UK joint educational institute in Hainan, China.

  • Module Convenor IF0COM1

Areas of interest

My scholarship and research interests include TNE, supporting student transitions to higher education, and technology enhanced learning. I am currently leading a project on developing EAP assessment literacy in UK-China TNE, as part of a broader UK-China Joint Institute Alliance initiative funded by a British Council ‘Going Global Partnerships’ grant.

Background

I have over 20 years’ experience of teaching and leadership in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), with a focus on international foundation pathways and transnational education (TNE) contexts. I am a University Teaching Fellow and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Academic qualifications

  • PhD (University of Pennsylvania)
  • MA (SOAS University of London)
  • TESOL Certificate (UCLA)
  • BA (Brown University)

Professional bodies/affiliations

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
  • Co-convenor of the Transnational Education special interest group for BALEAP(the Global Forum for English for Academic Purposes Professionals)
  • Co-convenor of the TNE Hub (a community of researchers and practitioners in transnational education)
  • Editorial Board member of theInFormJournal

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

'EAP Assessment across borders: contextualisation in TNE.' BAAL TEASIG Conference: Global constructs vs local contexts. University of Glasgow (Plenary speaker), 2026.

'All's Fair in Love and TNE: Assessment across academic cultures.' BALEAP Professional Issues Meeting: The role of EAP in EMI and TNE. University of Sheffield (with Jennifer MacDougall and Lori-ann Milln). 2026

‘A Tale of Two Cities: encouraging intercampus collaboration between students in Nanjing and Vlog’.BALEAP Conference, University of Plymouth(withDaguoLi and Daniela Standen).2025.

‘Leadership on the edge: a case study of boundary spanning in transnational education’.Advance HE Applied Leadership Symposium(with Joanne Shiel).2025.

‘Responding to student needs in the post-Covid T&L environment’ BALEAP Professional Issues Meeting: Back to the classroom – new framework, new balance? Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. (Plenary speaker). 2024.

‘EAP and the power dynamics of transnational (cross-border) collaboration,’ BALEAP Professional Issues Meeting: Collaboration, Power, and Influence. King’s College London (with Joanne Shiel). 2024.

'TNE: Emerging Conversations,' [Symposium]. BALEAP Conference, University of Warwick (with Stella Bunnag, Sofia Di Giallonardo, Jennifer MacDougall, and Samantha Wilson). 2023.

‘A comparative study of TEEP and IELTS for transnational education (TNE) students and their relationship to subject study.’ CEAPA-BALEAP 2021 International Conference, Xi’anJiaotong-Liverpool University (withDaguoLi, John Slaght, and Ouyang Ting). 2021.

‘Benefits and impact of a TNE partnership: a case study of a UK-China joint institute.’ TNE-Hub Symposium, Kings College London (withDaguoLi). 2021.

‘.’ British Council THINK TNE Webinar Series 2020: Reshaping UK-East Asia Transnational Education in the face of Covid-19. (Invitedpanelist). 2020.

‘International’ delivery of international foundation programmes: An I2FP model?’ InFormConference, Vlog. (Plenary Chair). 2019.

‘An “imagined community”: reimagining students’ expectations of academic study.’ BALEAP Conference. University of Leeds. 2019.

‘Opportunities and challenges of TNE.’ UK-China transnational education workshop. British Council, London. (Invitedpanelist). 2019.

‘The International Student Food Project.’ RAISE Conference, Sheffield Hallam University (withHuiqiYeo). 2018.

‘Does social networking work? Lessons from our global community.’ Advance HETeachingand Learning Conference, Aston University (with Sarah Brewer). 2018.

‘Creating an EAP management network together.’ BALEAP Conference. University of Bristol (with Sarah Brewer). 2017.

‘MOOC-topiaor MOOC-leardisaster?’ E-learning Symposium, University of Southampton. 2016.

‘Designing MOOCs to bridge cultures.’ Intel Education Summit. Istanbul. 2014.

‘Establishing global connections to engage international students.’ HEA Annual Conference. Aston University (with Steve Thomas). 2014.

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