IIE Global Partnership Service (IIE GPS)

Is your campus seeking an academic partner in the United States? Are you wondering how to navigate the U.S. higher education system to find the right institutional partner? IIE’s Global Partnership Service (GPS) offers expertise to higher education institutions around the world seeking academic partnerships in the United States. 

GPS utilizes IIE’s 90+ years of experience working with the U.S. higher education community to identify potential partners according to your institution’s specifications. GPS also reaches out to the IIE membership network of over 1,100 institutions to convey your partnership interests and attract high-quality prospective partners. This is also a great opportunity for potential U.S. partners to determine which institutions around the world are seeking partners and understand what they are looking for in collaborations. GPS is designed to provide strategic guidance for more streamlined relationship-building and management, and ultimately more effective partnerships between institutions in the United States and those in other countries.

The Standard Global Partnership Service package includes the following five services:

1. IIE Global Partnership Toolkit: Comprehensive set of materials compiled by IIE outlining strategies for partnership building. Includes case studies, articles, best practices for partnership building, and practical tools, such as MOU templates.
2. IIE’s Strategic Planning Worksheet: Self-guided planning document to help determine institutional partnership priorities and strategies.
3. Strategy Meeting: Discussion with an IIE GPS staff member on partnership strategies. 
4. Partner Search Announcement: IIE will send a customized announcement via the IIE.Interactive, a weekly email newsletter reaching IIE’s membership network of over 1,100 institutions worldwide, to facilitate your partner search.
5. Shortlist of Potential Partner Institutions: IIE’s GPS staff will develop a list of up to eight potential U.S. partner institutions, including contact information, based on stated criteria.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, visit www.iie.org/gps or email IIE GPS at: gps@iie.org.