International Partnerships Policy suite

The new International Partnerships Policy suite will come into effect on 20 December 2025 and covers all Monash teaching entities – including Monash University Australia, Monash University Malaysia, Monash University Indonesia, Monash University Prato, Monash College (for transnational education arrangement purposes only), and Monash Suzhou Research Institute.

The suite codifies and strengthens Monash’s existing approach for establishing international partnership arrangements into policy. It has been specifically designed to support compliance with Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territories) Act (AFRA) and alignment with the University Foreign Interference Taskforce (UFIT) guidelines. The Transnational Education Partnership Procedure supports compliance with the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) and seeks to ensure that only arrangements with a viable scale or business case are carried forth.

The International Partnerships Policy suite has been designed to work with existing operational practice, workflows and approval pathways, and provides greater clarity on roles and responsibilities across Monash.

The Policy suite includes:

Relevant content from the Transnational Education Policy has been absorbed into the new policy, and the Transnational Education Policy will be rescinded (as of 20 December 2025) with the introduction of this policy suite.

An FAQ (staff only) has been developed to assist with colleagues' understanding of the suite, and any key questions that might arise.