ABSTRACT
The paper explores the experiences of tutors and students engaged in an offshore educational programme in Dubai. Within the context of higher education internationalisation, ‘offshore education’ describes the situation where an educational provider moves across borders to offer programmes in a host country (Davis, Olsen, and Böhm 2000). Thus, offshore education provides students with the opportunity to earn foreign qualifications without having to leave their home countries (McBurnie and Pollock 2000). It is delivered in various formats, from twinning arrangements through to franchising, moderated programs and online education to branch campuses (Hayes and Wynyard 2002). Offshore education has been growing at
between 3% and 5% per year since the year 2000 and its importance is likely to increase in the coming years (Centre for International Economics 2008).
