Professor Christopher James Hill

Prof. Christopher Hill has worked in international higher education since 2008; spending 9 years in

Malaysia and he has been based in Dubai since 2016. Christopher is an OBHE Associate, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy,

a Specialist for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications,

an Adjunct Researcher for the Higher Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan and External Examiner for the University of Birmingham.

Professor Hill’s research interests include TNE and its impact on national systems; the role of online

learning; and the development of international education and the student experience in the global

arena. He has worked on education projects; to enhance university links between Thailand and the

UK; developing guidelines for TNE in the Philippines; designing a strategic framework for higher

education reform in Pakistan; with universities to develop PhD supervisors and research capacity in

the Kurdistan region of Iraq; in Africa to evaluate student employability and skill development; and

in Taiwan to support internationalization of teaching and learning and the provision of EMI at key

institutions. Professor Hill has delivered academic training courses on academic writing, publication,

internationalisation, classroom management, curriculum development, leadership, partnership and

capacity building in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

Professor Hill supports this work with conference and journal publications, research grants, teaching and

research and is a regular keynote speaker on the subject of international education, cultural teaching,

TNE and institutional development. Christopher is a member of eight international journal editorial

boards and a peer reviewer for a further ten journals. Professor Hill hosts the Think Education podcast

that provides a platform for reflection and discussion on research practice and teaching and learning