University partnerships ‘need much stronger oversight’

Hepi paper sets out ‘partnership accountability framework’ for university collaborations amid financial pressuresUniversity partnerships and franchising need stronger governance as financial pressures intensify across the higher education sector, a new paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute warns. The paper—titled A Partnership Accountability Framework for a More Resilient Higher Education Sector—argues that providers should adopt a common operational framework for managing partnerships, with clearer oversight and accountability, stronger data requirements and earlier intervention when risks emerge.