Strategic Partnerships

National association engagement

In order to ensure the highest quality of service, Missouri State’s Office of Education Abroad supports national best practices and actively engages in The Forum on Education Abroad, the NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Diversity Abroad, and Generation Study Abroad. 

Missouri State participated in The Forum on Education Abroad’s Quality Improvement Program (QUIP) and was recognized in January 2019 for meeting the field’s Standards of Good Practice.

Consortia membership

Missouri State University belongs to the following education abroad institutional consortia:

• International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
• The Magellan Exchange

Affiliate and university partners

In order to facilitate a variety of program options throughout the world, Missouri State’s Office of Education Abroad maintains a network of reputable education abroad provider organizations. Our current affiliations are as follows:

• Barcelona SAE
• International Studies Abroad (ISA)
• KCP International Japan
• Study Abroad Italy (SAI)
• Qingdao University
• Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
• USAC

International exchange partners

Missouri State’s Office of Education Abroad values mutually beneficial collaboration with institutional partners through ongoing student/faculty exchange. We currently maintain the following exchange partnerships.

• EM Normandie

• Federation University
• Masaryk University
• Oxford Brookes
• Tainan National University of the Arts
• Universidad del Mayab
• University of Tasmania

Missouri affiliations

Missouri State’s Office of Education Abroad collaborates on state-wide initiatives through its membership in the Missouri Consortium for International Programs and Studies, also known as MOCON . MOCON's signature program is the Missouri London Program operated through the University of Roehampton London. Missouri State is also an active member of Study Missouri.