Quality TNEPs offer benefits for both the university and the student. Universities that provide these quality programmes contribute to the global knowledge economy enhancing both reputation and profile in a foreign country (Tayar and Jack, 2013) leading to greater business opportunities and prospects for collaboration (Alam et al., 2013). For the nursing student, TNEPs offer opportunities for them to increase skills and advance their practice (Baumann and Blythe, 2008). In countries, where nursing education is offered as a hospital-based certificate or diploma, completing a TNEP enables nurses to upgrade their qualifications (Allison and Stevens, 2006). Other advantages include the opportunity for students to study in their own country, significantly reducing stress and financial costs associated with studying in a foreign country. Graduating with advanced qualifications from a foreign university provides nurses with employment opportunities that may not be readily available in their own country.