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British Council Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform

  • SPHEIR
  • About SPHEIR
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    • SPHEIR programme management
  • SPHEIR portfolio
    • LEAP - The Lending for Education in Africa Partnership
    • TESCEA - Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa
    • PEDAL - Pedagogical Leadership in Africa
    • TIDE - Transformation by Innovation in Distance Education
    • Assuring Quality Higher Education in Sierra Leone
    • PEBL - Partnership for Enhanced and Blended Learning
    • PADILEIA - Partnership for Digital Learning and Increased Access
    • PfP - Prepared for Practice
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Discover the SPHEIR portfolio

See our diverse partnerships working towards higher education transformation.

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Tackling campus closures and staff shortages

A truly collaborative approach to online learning in East Africa

Find out about the PEBL project
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Fresh thinking in East Africa

Helping graduates to develop skills for the workplace and society

Find out about the TESCEA project
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Breaking down barriers to higher education for Syrian refugees

Delivering blended higher education learning to refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

Find out about the PADILEA project
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Protecting the environment in Myanmar

Helping students across Myanmar to gain vital environmental skills and qualifications

Find out about the TIDE project

Transforming higher education for society

Higher education has a vital role to play in accelerating development and building inclusive societies. SPHEIR (Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform) aims to strengthen higher education in focus countries to better meet the needs of students, employers and societies.

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Find out about SPHEIR's higher education reform projects - the challenges, obstacles, learnings and achievements. 

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What is SPHEIR?

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New ideas, approaches and best-practice. Get the latest on SPHEIR

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SPHEIR partnerships

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