The Arcadia Abroad Partnership Network

The Arcadia Abroad Partnership Network brings together domestic and international non-profit organizations committed to advancing values-informed, cooperative global learning. In an education abroad marketplace increasingly driven by large-scale organizations and private equity funding, the Partnership Network provides an alternative to this focus on market consolidation and maximizing the bottom-line—one grounded in shared vision, collegial collaboration, and mission-aligned sustainability.

Why the Partnership Network

The Partnership Network was established to extend and amplify the strengths of members through a framework of collaboration that champions space in the marketplace for meaningful, student-centered international experiences grounded in thoughtful innovation. Through our combined efforts we will increase our collective impact while maintaining organizational independence, financial viability and educational integrity.

Together, we:

• Expand access to global education through shared outreach and recruitment.
• Enhance operational sustainability through collaborative systems and resources.
• Preserve mission alignment while increasing institutional visibility and reach.
• Create new opportunities for student learning and engagement worldwide.

“Arcadia’s Partnership Network reflects the spirit of higher education consortia—working together, not competing, to ensure the future of meaningful international education.”

How Collaboration Works

Drawing on decades of experience in global education, Arcadia Abroad facilitates collaborative connections that allow members to focus on what they do best—delivering exceptional academic and experiential programs—while benefiting from shared infrastructure and coordinated support.

Areas of collaboration may include:

• Marketing, Institutional Approvals, and Recruitment: Extending reach through joint promotion and access to Arcadia’s network of universities across the U.S.
• Student Support: Coordinated advising and admissions processes for a seamless student experience.
• Academic Enhancement: Opportunities for curricular extension and cross-institutional academic development.
• School of Record Support: Academic credit validation through Arcadia University’s School of Record services.
• Thought Leadership: Joint presentations, conference participation, and collaboration on research and best practices in education abroad.

Benefits to Partnership

Through the Arcadia Abroad Partnership Network, we gain:

• National Visibility: Inclusion within a respected and trusted global education platform.
• Collaborative Infrastructure: Shared outreach, student support, and recruitment tools that reduce duplication and increase efficiency.
• Expanded Impact: Integration into a broad network of universities and advisors committed to student learning and global engagement.
• Sustainability and Innovation: A framework for collective success that enhances long-term viability while maintaining autonomy and mission.

Our Shared Impact

The future of the US higher education sector is being re-written, for good and for ill. By working together, we can work to ensure that values-informed opportunities for students to explore, engage, and learn across the world continue to represent the best and next practices in the field of international education. Through our collaboration, we can strengthen the reach and sustainability of mission-driven organizations to ensure, despite the broad uncertainty that we’re facing, that change for both educational and social good has every chance of succeeding.

Together, we are shaping a more just, informed, and interconnected global society.