Academics\u27 experiences of teaching Australian \u27non-local\u27 courses in Hong Kong

This paper reports on some research from an ARC funded project conducted by the authors into the ways in which Australian universities establish collaborations with partners in Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea to offer courses in those countries. The research used principally qualitative methods (interviews, observations, document collection and analysis) to develop case-studies of a range of partnerships in Hong Kong. The project commenced in 1999 and is in its final stages. The paper discusses the experiences of staff who developed, administered and taught courses offered in Hong Kong by Australian institutions in partnership with a local provider. It presents and discusses findings on their reasons for working \u27off-shore\u27 in Hong Kong, their engagement with local staff and students, and their experience of Hong Kong students\u27 coping with Australian curricula, pedagogies and assessment.