International Partnerships and Agreements

International Partnerships and Agreements
- RIT/
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RIT Global supports strategic partnerships with peer institutions around the world in collaboration with faculty and administration across the campus.
Faculty may engage with existing, or connect with new partners through study abroad, research, or even developing pathway opportunities for incoming international students. Developing, sustaining, and expanding mutually-beneficial partnerships also requires collaboration with administration and faculty across all of RIT’s colleges.
Not all partnership activity requires agreement.
Understanding Different Types of Agreements
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
This agreement tends to be the first step in establishing a partnership. The scope of the agreement is generally to enhance mutual understanding and promote academic collaboration and cooperation through exploration of collaborative research, student and faculty exchange opportunities, student partnership programs, and other mutually agreed educational programs.
Student Partnership for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
The goal of these agreements is to provide qualified students from the partner university an opportunity to study at RIT. The agreement outlines the program protocol allowing select students from the partner university to enroll in select coursework at RIT and apply for admission.
Faculty Exchange
The goal of this agreement is to outline opportunities for faculty members of both institutions to teach, study, or conduct cooperative research. Generally exchanges will be on a one-to-one basis but need not be in the same semester.
Student Exchange
The goal of this agreement is to enable students to take classes as a non-degree seeking student, generally for one academic term. Students remain enrolled and pay tuition to their home institution. Exchange partnerships must be balanced, generally on a one-to-one basis, but may not be in the same semester.
Affiliation
The goal of an affiliation agreement is to outline the opportunity and protocol for a student to directly enroll in the partner institution as a study abroad student.
Direct Billing
The goal of the direct billing agreement is to outline the protocol and services provided in support of an RIT study abroad program.
Things to Consider
Please consider the following questions when planning a collaboration with an international university or other international partner:
- Do you have the support of your department chair and dean, or the Vice President for Research?
- Is the partner institution and its academic unit compatible with RIT’s reputation for excellence in teaching and research?
- What are the joint academic activities in which the two institutions will engage? Some examples include:
- Exchanges of, or visits by faculty, staff, and/or student researchers
- Exchange of research materials or technical information
- Research collaboration
- Joint conferences or workshops
- Scholarship collaboration
- Special short-term projects
- How will these activities benefit RIT?
- What university resources will be required to carry out these activities? Examples:
- Funds
- Facilities and office space
- Research materials, tools, databases, equipment
- Time and effort of RIT personnel
- When will the activities ideally begin?
- Will you be sharing or jointly developing any intellectual property?
- What will the financial obligations of RIT and the partner institution be? Some examples include:
- Who pays for travel, housing, health insurance, living expenses, etc?
- Will any payments be made by one party to the other?
- Will any fees be charged for laboratory or overhead expenses?
- Will either party be contributing money to student scholarships?
- Will the activities taking place at RIT be supported by funding from any external sources?
- How many years would you like the agreement to be in effect? (3-5 years is common.)
- Who else at RIT and what other colleges and departments can be involved in the activities of the partnership? Partnerships are more successful when there is engagement across the university.
Title | Country | RIT College | Type |
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Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication | China |
|
MOU |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
Student Partnership Program for Undergraduate Study |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
Student Partnership Program for Graduate Study |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
Faculty Exchange |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
Joint Degree |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
Joint Degree |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) | China |
|
MOU |
Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) and Weihai Municipal Government | China | MOU | |
BenSan International Ventures | Direct Billing Agreement | ||
Burren College of Art | Ireland |
|
MOU |
Burren College of Art | Ireland | Affiliation Agreement | |
Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) | China |
|
MOU |
CISabroad | Direct Billing Agreement | ||
Dayanandra Sagar Institute (DSI) | India | MOU | |
Doshisha University | Japan |
|
Affiliation/Direct Billing Agreement |
Dublin Institute of Technology | Ireland |
|
Student Exchange |
Engineering World Health | Direct Billing Agreement | ||
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) | Ecuador | MOU | |
Explorica Inc. | Direct Billing Agreement | ||
Hands on Travel | Direct Billing Agreement | ||
Hochschule Anhalt Bernburg - Dessau | Germany |
|
Student Exchange |
Hochschule Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (HSMW) | Germany |
|
MOU |
Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences | Netherlands |
|
Student Exchange |
Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences | Netherlands |
|
MOU |
Hunan University | China |
|
MOU |
Hunan University | China |
|
Joint School Agreement |
Hunan University | China |
|
Joint School Agreement |
Hunan University | China |
|
Joint School Agreement |
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) | India |
|
MOU |
International Medical Education Group (IMEG) | United States |
|
MOU |
Jiangnan University | China | MOU | |
Jiangnan University | China |
|
Student Partnership for Graduate Study |
Jiangnan University | China |
|
Student Partnership for Undergraduate Study |
Kanazawa Institute of Technology | Japan | MOU | |
Kanazawa Institute of Technology | Japan | Student Exchange | |
Kazakh Economic University-Turar Ryskulov | Kazakhstan |
|
MOU |
L'Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Rennes (INSA) | France | Student Exchange | |
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (ENU) | Kazakhstan |
|
MOU |
Liepaja University | Latvia | MOU | |
Malardalen University | Sweden |
|
MOU |
Malmo University | Sweden | MOU | |
Malmo University | Sweden |
|
Student Exchange |
Ministry of Education Rwanda | Rwanda | MOU | |
Momoyama Gakuin University | Japan | MOU | |
Momoyama Gakuin University | Japan | Student Exchange | |
Moscow State University | Russia | MOU | |
National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan |
|
MOU |
National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan |
|
Student Partnership Program for Undergraduate Study |
National Secretariat of Higher Education, Science and Technology | Ecuador | MOU | |
National Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Engineering and Innovation (SENESCYT) | Ecuador | MOU | |
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taiwan |
|
Student Partnership Program for Graduate Study |
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taiwan |
|
MOU |
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Peru | MOU | |
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru | Peru | Student Exchange | |
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (PUCP) | Dominican Republic | MOU | |
PSG College of Technology | India |
|
MOU |
RED MUTIS Colombian University Network | Colombia | MOU | |
School for Field Studies | Affiliation Agreement | ||
Seoul National University of Science and Technology | South Korea | MOU | |
Seoul National University of Science and Technology | South Korea | Student Exchange | |
Shanghai Publishing and Printing College (SPPC) | China |
|
MOU |
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management (RCOEM) | India |
|
MOU |
Siena School for Liberal Arts | Italy | Direct Billing Agreement | |
Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea |
|
MOU |
Technion Israel Institute of Technology | Israel | MOU | |
Tianjin University of Finance and Economics | China |
|
MOU |
Tianjin University of Finance and Economics | China | MOU | |
TianJin University of Technology | China | MOU | |
Uiversidad APEC | Dominican Republic | MOU | |
Universidad de Monterrey | Mexico | MOU | |
Universidad del Pacifico (UP) | Peru |
|
MOU |
Universidad del Pacifico (UP) | Peru | Faculty Exchange | |
Universidad del Pacifico (UP) | Peru | Student Exchange | |
Universidad Del Valle de Guatemala | Guatemala | MOU | |
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) | Peru | MOU | |
Universidad Peruano de Publicidad | Peru | MOU | |
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) | Spain | MOU | |
Universidad Pontificia Comillas | Spain |
|
Student Exchange |
Universidad Publica de Navarra (UPNA) | Spain |
|
MOU |
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) | Peru | MOU | |
Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana | Honduras | MOU | |
Universite Blaise Pascal | France | MOU | |
University of Coruna | Spain | MOU | |
University of Ferrara | Italy |
|
MOU |
University of Paderborn | Germany |
|
MOU |
University of Paderborn | Germany |
|
Student Exchange |
University of Padova | Italy |
|
MOU |
University of Rijeka | Croatia | MOU | |
University of Science and Technology Liaoning (USTL) | China | MOU | |
University of Tokyo | Japan | MOU | |
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) | India | MOU | |
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) | India |
|
Student Partnership Program for Undergraduate Study |
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) | India |
|
Student Partnership Program for Graduate Study |
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) - Andhra Pradesh | India | MOU |