Developing Strategic Partnerships
16 - 30 Sep 2026
3 days
Are you wondering how to gain mastery in strategic partnership models, scaling collaborations, and fostering long-term, mutually beneficial relationships? Discover with us how to develop essential negotiation skills and learn to craft clear, effective partnership agreements for lasting success.
Did you know? Participating in this course will earn you 1.5 Continuing Education Units and a UIIN Badge!
*Please note that dates might be subject to change. They will be confirmed closer to the start date of the course.
This training course is freely accessible for our Accelerator & Changemaker members
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Benefits of joining UIIN
- Networking
Expand your network in the online community and at our many events. - Learning
Develop your professional skills with our seminars, masterclasses and training courses. - Actionable insights
Discover our case studies, reports, podcasts & more. - Tailored & strategic guidance
Join roundtable discussions, get tailored strategy sessions and receive a diagnostic report.
Who should attend
Perfect for professional staff responsible for developing and managing partnerships or external engagement activities, whether within departments, faculties, or at the institutional level. If you are looking to build or strengthen strategic partnerships that drive value, this is for you.
Learning outcomes
This course will help you to
- Master different types of strategic partnership models and frameworks
- Know the characteristics and benefits of strategic partnerships
- Identify opportunities to scale up collaborations into strategic partnerships
- Have the ability to facilitate the transition to long term, mutually beneficial partnerships
- Acquire and practice negotiation skills crucial for fostering mutually beneficial partnerships
- Develop clear and comprehensive partnership agreements
- Expand your personal and professional network
Course elements
Week 1
16 Sep
Introduction to the course
Onboarding
Strategic Partnerships Models and Frameworks | Masterclass
Discover different types of strategic partnership models and frameworks and understand how they are used by different organisations. Design and apply a framework to your partnership activities and identify opportunities to scale up collaborations into strategic partnerships.
Week 2
23 Sep
Negotiation and Partnership Agreements | Workshop
Acquire negotiation skills for fostering mutually beneficial and sustainable partnerships. Develop clear, comprehensive partnership agreements outlining roles, responsibilities, and expectations. Learn how to resolve potential conflicts and challenges in the negotiation process.
Case Studies on Long(er)-term Partnerships | Practice Exchange
In this interactive session, participants will exchange whether (and how) they work with strategic partners, sharing a concrete example / a case of such partnership and how the partnership developed over time—timeline, activities, key touchpoints, and turning points.
Week 3
30 Sep
Building your Partnership Framework | Knowledge-to-practice
Design and apply a framework to your partnership activities to enable you to scale up collaborations into strategic partnerships.
Closing
Wrap-up
Facilitators & Experts

Sarah is a Director at UIIN and an experienced consultant. She advises universities globally about university – industry engagement, strategic partnerships and institutional strategy. At UIIN, Sarah leads the advisory and business development practice, designing and delivering innovative solutions to enhance universities’ external engagement.

Arno Meerman is the founder and CEO of UIIN. He has expanded UIIN into one of the world’s leading organisations in the field of university-industry engagement and works with UIIN’s global community to train and advise university leaders and professional staff to become more innovative.
"UIIN's thought leadership and strategic partnership programs have impacted my team's strategy and design of critical initiatives while opening doors to new partners and peer networks around the world."

Questions? Book a one-on-one with us.
Dr. Balzhan Orazbayeva, Manager Strategic Initiatives
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