International Partnerships
Supporting the Global Reach of Rutgers
About
Rutgers Global oversees and facilitates the processing of international agreements between Rutgers units and international partners, assisting Rutgers faculty and administrators by providing guidance and step-by-step support throughout the agreement development process.
We provide expertise regarding various types of partnerships, including best practices for ongoing maintenance and assessment.
Rutgers Global provides opportunities for partnerships which may complement and enhance the strengths of specific Rutgers units or schools.
We help develop and showcase the wide range of innovative and creative collaborations that Rutgers has around the world.
International Agreements
Our team works closely with Rutgers faculty and staff seeking to develop international agreements with institutions and organizations around the world. If you are interested in proposing or renewing an international agreement, please complete our form and review our process and timelines.
International Agreements Database
Rutgers is fortunate to partner with a number of prestigious and impactful institutions around the world. Some of these partnerships support:
- Research collaborations working to address pressing challenges of our time
- Student and faculty mobility, broadening the perspectives of our own communities and those of our partners
- At the core of our most successful and lasting partnerships are strong faculty connections, often spanning across disciplines and beyond specific research interests.
Global Engagement Map
How does Rutgers engage around the world? Take a look at our Rutgers Global Engagement Map, which highlights the following metrics:
- International Partnerships
- International Students & Scholars
- Study Abroad Programs
- Joint Publications
Visits by International Delegations
We welcome visits to campus by international delegations. If your delegation would like to request a visit, please complete the Visitor Request Form.
Agreement Types and Templates
The General Cooperation Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding is Rutgers’ most frequently used template, and it addresses a range of common activities, including faculty mobility, graduate student mobility, and basic research collaborations. This template is appropriate to use when both parties have a fairly clear vision of what their partnership will entail.
The Abbreviated General Cooperation Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding is a more basic version of the General Cooperation Agreement, and is used when parties want to confirm mutual interest in a partnership, but have not yet established the particulars of that partnership. This template is similar to a letter of intent, and most often, a separate agreement describing the partnership in more detail will follow the signing of an Abbreviated General Cooperation Agreement.
A 3+2 collaborative degree program uses our Cooperative Education Program template, and is appropriate when a cooperative degree program is developed, in which a student spends three years at the partner institution and two years at Rutgers, respectively. This typically leads to an undergraduate degree from the partner institution and a master’s degree from Rutgers. This template can be used as a base for other types of double/dual degree programs (i.e. 3+1). Curriculum articulation is a pre-requisite for this type of agreement.