Shine engages institutions of higher education throughout the globe and in India to foster and enhance linkages among them. It seeks to deepen institutional ties in numerous ways: in areas of collaborative research, study abroad programs, faculty exchanges and seminars for higher education administrators from both countries.
Shine also provides briefings to visiting delegations of academics and administrators, from different parts of world, who are exploring India for further understanding of the Indian higher education system. Similar briefings are also provided to Indian academics and administrators seeking to strengthen academic partnerships with International institutions.