Academic Registry
Academic Development and Quality Enhancement
Initial approval request for an international
partnership
Forms should be completed in accordance with the guidance available online at
www.sussex.ac.uk/studentrecruitment/internationaloffice/partnerships and emailed to Gavin Harrison,
Assistant Registrar (G.J.Harrison@sussex.ac.uk).
For help completing the form, please contact International Partnerships
(www.sussex.ac.uk/studentrecruitment/internationaloffice/partnerships/keycontacts).
1.0
Background information on partner
Full name
Address
Country
Year founded
Public or private
institution
Location of
campus/campuses
Latest global
rankings, if any
(e.g. Provide ranking and year for following)
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THE World University Rankings:
QS World University Rankings:
Academic Ranking of World Universities:
Other, if appropriate (e.g. domestic league tables):
Approx. total no.
students
Existing UK and
international
partners
(Specify UG/PG/sub-degree)
Language of
delivery and
assessment
(Delete as appropriate)
Research or
teaching overlap
(If appropriate, list research or teaching units that overlap with centres at Sussex)
Recruitment
opportunities
(If appropriate, outline any opportunities to recruit students from partner, or improve positioning
in a recruitment market)
Study Abroad
opportunities
(If appropriate, outline any Study Abroad or International Summer School opportunities with
partner)
Engagement with
partner to date
(Brief summary of any engagement to date; check with International Partnerships if any
existing links in other areas of the University)
(Summarise links with other UK and international institutions published)
 English, with English as students’ first language
 English, with English not students’ first language
 Not delivered/assessed in English
Any other
information
Level of risk of
partnering with this
institution?
(That may be relevant, e.g. Alumni connections, membership of networks, domestic profile,
strengths in particular area, etc)
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3
4
5
(To be completed by
ADQE)
2.0
School/Centre involved
School/Centre
(List all University of Sussex schools/departments/centres involved in the proposed
arrangement)
Key contact
person
Does Head of
School support
proposal?
(Name for key person at Sussex coordinating proposal/overseeing link)
3.0
(Delete as appropriate, if proposal involves a particular School)
Yes / No
Proposed partnership activity
Type of partnership
(For guidance on definitions, please visit
www.sussex.ac.uk/studentrecruitment/internationaloffice/partnerships/types)
Description
(Summary of proposed activity with partner)
Date of
commencement
(Please also provide any other key dates in establishing arrangement, e.g. recruitment periods,
Ministry of Education deadlines for the partner, etc)
Rationale
(Aims and summary of rationale, inc. alignment with University’s Strategic Plan, School Plan or
any existing/planned collaborative arrangements)
Impact on other
partnerships, if any
(Consider the new partnership in the context of existing links in the same discipline / same
country, e.g. how will it affect / compromise current relationships?)
Resource
implications
(Identify any potential resourcing issues)
What would be the
main risks and how
would these be
managed?
Has International
Partnerships been
consulted on
proposal?
Level of risk of
proposed
partnership activity
(e.g. These may include financial / reputational risks)
(Delete as appropriate)
Yes / No
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2
3
4
5
(To be completed by ADQE)
4.0
Student exchange overview (to be completed for student exchange
partnerships only)
Subjects offered
(Summary of main subjects areas open to Sussex exchange students)
Link for course
list
Language
(Web link for information on courses for exchange students)
If English is not the first language, will courses be taught in English?
Yes / No
If Yes, web link for English courses:
If No, language of instruction:
Grading scale
Academic credit
load per
semester/term
Why institution
potentially
attractive to
Sussex students
Why Sussex
potentially
attractive to
partner students
FCO guidance
(Including pass/fail point on scale)
Student
exchange
contacts
(Name of office dedicated to student exchange at institution, if applicable)
Has Head of
International
Programmes
been consulted
on proposal?
(Delete as appropriate)
(Including max or min credit requirements for regular/exchange students if applicable)
(Copy summary advice for the country from the FCO travel advice web site: www.gov.uk/foreigntravel-advice)
(Name, job title and email for contact at institution)
Yes / No
Proposer
(NAME)
(TITLE)
(DATE)
Initial approval by
(For institutional partnerships and those with
a research component)
Initial approval by
(For partnerships involving recruitment, teaching
or student mobility)
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Professor Michael Davies
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Clare Mackie
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)
(DATE)
(DATE)