The IC Global Café: Navigating China: what are the key trends and opportunities?

At this IC Café, we will be focusing on UK institutions’ engagement in China, with an up-to-date overview of the China market, including current observations, recruitment trends and opportunities for partnerships. The session will feature expert insights from Leina Shi, who will also draw on findings from two key British Council reports, both offering valuable information to support the UK higher education sector.

EXPERT SPEAKERS

• Leina Shi, Director Education, British Council China

Leina is the Director Education for the British Council, and the British Embassy Culture & Education section, China. Leina leads the development and implementation of the British Council’s Education and English portfolio across complex partnerships, programmes, and contracts across mixed funding streams and business models in China and East Asia.

Leina has over two decades of experience in international education, strategic planning, business development, leadership and management with a proven track record of full execution of large and complex projects and programmes globally, including Europe, East Asia, South Asia and Americas.

Leina is a qualified executive coach from Henley Business School, and she holds an MBA in Higher Education Management from the UCL Institute of Education. She has bilingual proficiency in both English and Mandarin Chinese.