• Strength of alignment with UT Dallas vision and goals  and the corresponding UT Dallas School vision and objectives.
• Articulation of learning, academic, and/or research objectives to be achieved through the potential partnership.

• Ranking and accreditation of the international institution.
• Articulation of the value added to the existing academic / research curricula of UT Dallas.

• Fiscal resources available to engage in this international partnership.
• Strength of interest and recruitment methods to support levels of participation.
• Articulation of evaluation mechanisms to determine the success of the partnership.

• The geographic diversity of the partnership in relationship to existing partnerships.

• Strength of pairing between existing UT Dallas undergraduate or master degrees and those of the international institution.
• Strength of pairing between existing UT Dallas academic requirements and those of the international institution.

• Name.
• UT Dallas title.
• UT Dallas e-mail address and phone.
• Relationship with proposed international partner institution.

The UT Dallas sponsor is responsible to:  be the primary contact and liaison with administrators at the respective partner institution; arrange the initial resources needed to facilitate the partnership, including access to research, facilities, publications and services; address any concerns or disputes that may arise relating to the terms and conditions of the partnership; review, evaluate, and report program activities and establish improvements for future agreements.

• Name.
• UT Dallas title.
• UT Dallas e-mail address and phone.

The UT Dallas program coordinator is responsible to:  coordinate and facilitate activities of the partnership; be the primary contact with students, advising them for admission, transfer of credits, and special needs such as housing; plan and coordinate all activities within their institutions as well as with the proposed partner institution.