Research Analysis and Editorial Consultant
The East Asia (EA) Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) team is currently undertaking a HEP Insights Research project by gathering and analyzing higher education (HE) insights from key higher education sector stakeholders about the implications of Covid-19 on the HE landscapes in the UK and in EA. The purpose of this research is to gather insights about the impact of Covid-19 on the Higher Education Sectors in East Asia, which can be analysed and reported to the UK HEIs to help them develop responses future engagement with East Asia, both during and beyond the pandemic. The research findings will also be relevant to UK policy-makers, providing a snapshot of the state of the HE sector in East Asia as it confronts the current crisis, as well as providing the British Council with intelligence to help it formulate its future strategy in supporting the UK sector to realise its international ambitions.
The team is currently seeking an experienced Research Analyst and Editorial Consultant to undertake data analysis in collaboration with a small team, develop storyboarding, production planning and editorial writing up the findings and contributing to the production of a series of 9 research reports and related executive summaries, webinars and blogs, assist with developing ways in which data can be presented through graphs and other visual means so that it is easily understood and accessible to key external stakeholders and contribute to the further development of the Insights analytical framework and methodology of our research.
Introduction and Background to the Project
The East Asia (EA) Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) team is currently undertaking a HEP Insights Research project by gathering and analyzing higher education (HE) insights from key higher education sector stakeholders about the implications of Covid-19 on the HE landscapes in the UK and in EA. The purpose of this research is to gather insights about the impact of Covid-19 on the Higher Education Sectors in East Asia, which can be analysed and reported to the UK HEIs to help them develop responses future engagement with East Asia, both during and beyond the pandemic.The research findings will also be relevant to UK policy-makers, providing a snapshot of the state of the HE sector in East Asia as it confronts the current crisis, as well as providing the British Council with intelligence to help it formulate its future strategy in supporting the UK sector to realise its international ambitions.
Objectives of HEP Insights Project
The insights gathered will be utilized to:
• In the short to medium term, inform our approach to the sector and help us to identify key themes which may form the basis of EA/ASEAN/UK digital policy dialogues/ thought leadership forums
• In the medium to long term, inform the re-design of our ways of working, the development of a new operating model, and enable us to structure our unique long-term approach in our engagement with partners
• Feed into our communication and monitoring and evaluation strategies to ensure that we are sharing knowledge effectively, and that the outputs of the three areas of work are mutually reinforcing, so that our engagement with the HE sector is informed, joined-up and systematic.
Anticipated Outputs of the HEP Insights project
A. Insights Reports (Total 3 Reports)
We will produce three East Asia Insights reports which will compare countries/territories experiences and responses to Covid-19 across all eight thematic question areas. These reports will cover the following:
• Report 1. Will provide high level insights into the impact of Covid-19 on the Higher Education Sector across East Asia.
• Report 2. Will provide a more focused analysis and insights into the impact of Covid-19 on the Higher Education sectors in ASEAN.
• Report 3 Will provide a more focused analysis and insights into the impact of Covid-19 on the Higher Education sectors in the non-ASEAN developed economies of East Asia.
B. In Focus series (Total 6 Reports)
In addition, there will be a series of 6 focused reports based on information gathered on thematic question areas. These will provide a more in-depth analysis and comparison between countries/territories and geo-political groupings.
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