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The management of partnerships and joint programs involves higher education institutions. In this context, a partnership is defined as a formal alliance between two or more higher education institutions developed through an intentional process whereby the partners share resources and leverage complementary strengths to achieve defined common objectives. Strategic cooperation is tied to the strategic goals and objectives of an academic unit, college, or the university as a whole. It indicates a multi-dimensional engagement between the involved institutions and implies the joint undertaking of a diverse range of activities with the aim of the parties’ mutual benefit.
Joint programsrefer to joint or double degree programs, which are study programs collaboratively offered by two (or more) higher education institutions located in different countries. They...
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Overmann, C., Kuder, M. (2018). Partnerships and Joint Programs in Higher Education, Management of. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_256-1
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