01 · The manifesto
Seven principles, one edition at a time.
- Integration over accumulationConnect before you add.
- Students over prestigeNever prestige for its own sake.
- Community over reputationGlobal engagement shaped by local needs, built to last.
- Delivery over recruitmentMove the learning, not only the learner.
- Alliances over agreementsBuild together what no one can build alone.
- Co-authors over marketsAn Erasmus for the Americas.
- Connected data over silosOne AI-powered shared data center, led by the global office.
02 · The data
An approach to data, every month.
A weekly read of the numbers behind international higher education, and each month one way to put data to use, shown on one verified figure. This month: read the share, not only the total.
About 1 in 100 US students studies abroad (Open Doors 2023/24)03 · Conversations
Leaders in higher education on what the university should become.
Between editions, five questions to a leader who has put a principle into practice, answered from their own experience. The last one is always the same: what should the university become in ten years?
10Nov 2026
David Scott
Head of Division, Arts & Media, University of the West of Scotland
1Dec 2026
Janet Ilieva, PhD
Founder and Director, Education Insight
22Dec 2026
Phil S. Agbeko
CEO and Co-Founder, Hilltop Global Group
TBADate to be set
Narottam Aryal
President, Nepal Communiversity and King's College Nepal
04 · The latest editions
Read the latest.
The model behind the manifestoComingNo. 3 · November 5, 2026 · SGLE, the Sustainable Global Learning Ecosystem
Same students, new routes: transnational education, reverse-builtNo. 2 · October 27, 2026 · Principle 4, Delivery over recruitment
From music to academic ecosystems: a transnational education journeyNo. 1 · October 15, 2026 · The manifesto
…and reaches the other side of the world.
Written for the people who lead universities, and open to everyone who builds partnerships with them.