Navigating transnational higher education management: Insights from experience

Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) has experienced many challenges in recent years. From the pandemic, and its legacy, to the emergence of generative AI, universities are faced with the prospect of bouncing from one issue to another. Making life additionally complex is the fact that regional instability is increasingly common globally now, with issues occurring in locations that had previously experienced periods of relative long-term stability. This chapter will consider some of the most pressing challenges that middle managers face in TNHE providers today by drawing on the insights of experienced middle managers who work at well regarded TNHE providers in eastern China prior to, during and immediately after the pandemic.