Global partnerships have a defined purpose such as facilitating research collaboration, hosting a visiting scholar, or establishing a student exchange program, 3+X program or dual degree program. These relationships, while in alignment with internationalization goals, typically fulfill a specific purpose or narrower interest of a particular college, department or individual faculty.

Key partnerships are relationships that involve priority academic programming or research collaboration typically at the college level or focused on a specific topic such as Global Health, Sustainability, Data Science or Entrepreneurship. These are characterized by substantive faculty involvement and/or specific educational or training programs for students.

Strategic global partnerships are multi-faceted relationships in terms of opportunities for students, faculty and staff. They are also defined by multi-disciplinary engagement that includes at least three Colleges, commitment of institutional investments (whether seed funding or incentives for faculty exchange, student mobility support, etc.) from both institutions or the intention to provide in-kind support for active engagement (e.g. space, access to facilities, administrative support, etc.). These comprehensive relationships foster synergies and can have greater impact on internationalization priorities on campus and abroad. See Appendix C for the strategic global partnership parameters.

Consortia – University networks that leverage multilateral collaboration, as well as promoting bilateral exchanges and program development among member institutions. Examples include the UGPN (University Global Partnership Network) and the AC21 (Academic Consortium 21). These complement and enhance the activities with some of our bilateral global partnerships.

Global Hubs (e.g. NC State European Center in Prague) – dedicated facilities, space and infrastructure overseas to support study abroad programs and serve as a gateway for faculty to organize scholarly workshops and academic symposia, as well as connect with partners in the region and beyond. New hubs can leverage existing global partners for academic programs, joint research, visiting scholar/researcher exchanges, alumni engagement, relationship building and liaising with government and sponsorship organizations.