Criteria for International Partnerships
Explore the standards and goals that guide WMU's selection of international partners.
Alignment with WMU vision and goals
- Strength of alignment with WMU/HIGE’s goals, and specific college/department goals
- Compatibility of WMU with potential partner: similar areas of excellence (building synergy), complementary areas of excellence (filling gaps)
- Clear learning, academic, and/or research objectives to be achieved through the potential partnership
Quality and integrity of potential partner
- Ranking and accreditation of the international institution
Sustainability
- Fiscal resources available to engage in this international partnership
- Strength of interest and recruitment methods to support levels of participation
- Evaluation mechanisms to determine the success of the partnership
- Faculty and programs already have connections with potential partner
- Partnership will be of mutual benefit to both institutions
- Partnership would fit a range of constituencies at WMU
Fit with range of WMU’s existing partnerships
- Build on areas of strength
- Fill in identified gaps (location, new or different opportunities)
Academic requirements
- Strength of pairing between existing WMU undergraduate or master degrees and those of the international institution
- Strength of pairing between existing WMU academic requirements and those of the international institution