KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Sep 25 2025

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 2nd International Office Conference (IOC) 2024

Pages: 11 - 24

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i24.19800

Estu Widarwatiestu.widarwati@stiesa.ac.idSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Egi Milmayadi TahirSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Asep KurniawanSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Devi Widya ApriandiSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Gugyh SusandySekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Nunik NurmalasariSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

Indah UmiyatiSekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja, Subang, West Java

E. WityasminingsihPoliteknik Piksi Ganesha Bandung, West Java

The global achievements of sustainability using the exploration of cooperation networks in higher education are very important for a competitive advantage. Designing international academic programs with global partners leads to the guarantee of student learning and their interaction with international parties of campuses, institutions, and industries. The various types of international academic programs are needed for university excellence, additionally, international cooperation partners can maintain their existence by collaborating in the program design which further provides benefits for both parties such as the creation of positive branding, increasing trust, and human resources quality for cooperation sustainable of both parties in the long term. This paper discusses the international academic program between Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Sutaatmadja Subang (STIESA) and its international partnerships during 2019-2024. We use an explanatory method that explores STIESA’s International Partnerships in relation to both the international academic programs and global achievements. Then, we also used the survey method including three respondents’ perspectives STIESA’s cooperation partner, and students to complete our analysis. The regression panel approach and robustness check are used for examining the relation of variables. The results show a significant relationship between STIESA’s International Partnerships both on the sustainability of the International Academic Program and global achievements. These findings imply that a university needs to increase international partnerships and/or participate in international academic programs involving international partners to maintain the sustainability of international achievements and global competitiveness.

Keywords: international partnership, international academic program, global achievement, sustainable cooperation, competitive advantage

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