Stage 1: Canada, Europe, and the United States
This report presents the findings of Stage 1 of the International Partnership Landscape Survey
(IPLS) administered to institutions of higher education (HEIs) in Canada, Europe, and the
United States in 2025. The IPLS is designed to provide information and perspectives on the
international partnerships that are playing an increasing role in higher education. Through a
series of five successive stages, each done in a different part of the world, the IPLS is
developing a global, comprehensive understanding of what these linkages are like, where
they seem to be heading, and how they vary from institution to institution and country to
county