A recent report from the British Council titled The Shape of Global Higher Education evaluates the policies of 26 countries and identifies three areas where national governments can provide an enabling environment to their higher education institutions to internationalize and forge collaborations. The report examines how national policies and regulatory frameworks can create an environment conducive to international collaboration and engagement in higher education, focusing on the three key areas of openness, quality assurance & recognition, and access & sustainability. The accompanying Global Gauge is an interactive higher education policy monitor which summarizes the responses against each of the 962 measures used in this evaluation, and lists the data sources used.