International engagement

We will provide students with unique international experiences and opportunities to develop skills and enhance their global experience and employability prospects. To do this, we will strengthen strategic links with global partners to broaden the range of and the modalities for international mobility programmes available to Surrey students and make Surrey a destination of choice for students from overseas partners.

We will nurture a culture of international collaboration, inspiring students to develop curiosity and facilitate global conversations embedding, through curriculum design, the graduate attributes of global and cultural intelligence.  

We will work with strategic partners to deliver high quality collaborative programmes and learning opportunities using innovative pedagogies and digital technology. This will include dual degree programmes at all levels and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) programmes with partner universities to bring international experiences into our Surrey-based programmes.

We will increase the global impact and profile of Surrey’s research. 

We will enhance our strong record of international research collaborations, building on the successes of existing partnerships and networks, most notably the University Global Partnership Network (UGPN). 

The University has a strong reputation for international collaboration with more than half of its research publications having an international co-author. We will build on this strong performance by further strengthening our engagement with international funding agencies.

We will develop exchanges of postgraduate researchers, early career researchers, and more senior researchers and build partnerships with governments, NGOs, and industrial partners worldwide. We will carefully select our partners ensuring alignment of values and mission.  

We will support our researchers to access more sources and larger amounts of international funding, including Horizon Europe. With the UGPN and other partners, we will also focus on impactful research which addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  

We will identify and explore transnational education (TNE) opportunities in strategically important locations, and carefully consider appropriate business models to deliver Surrey programmes at scale and aligned with our education and research and innovation strategies and growth aspirations. This will enhance our potential for growth of international student numbers off-campus, through delivering Surrey programmes in-country. 

We will strengthen our international profile and reputation and increase engagement from international stakeholders. Increased inbound and outbound mobility at all levels will increase recognition of the quality of our research and teaching. 

We will continue to enhance our international reputation by actively fostering cooperation with a broad range of stakeholders, partners and networks.

Through engagement and partnership with international stakeholders, we will ensure that our teaching, research and outreach activities deliver greater impact.