UK-China Transparency has published extensive data on UK universities’ leading staff’s visits to China in the last 18 months. The data will be of use to those seeking transparency about their university’s engagement with the Chinese government.
At the beginning of September 2024, UK-China Transparency sent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to all public British universities asking them to provide the following data:
- The number of visits to China in the last 18 months by the Vice-Chancellor (or equivalent), any pro-VC (or equivalent), dean international (or equivalent), or any other executive-level staff (not academic or research staff).
- Please, for each visit, state the role of the staff member(s) who went, and a list of meetings/itinerary.
By the 23rd of October, UK-China Transparency received responses from over 60 universities within the statutory timeframe, and we have now published these responses in our digital library. Any further responses will be added as soon as they arrive.