TISS has built partnerships with universities and organisations across the world, supporting research collaboration, student exchange and joint academic programmes.
Named partners include the University of Chicago, James Madison University, University of South Carolina, the Brown School of Social Work, The New School and Tulane University in the United States; the London School of Economics, Tampere University, University of Leuven and Roskilde University in Europe, alongside universities in the Erasmus Mundus network; and the University of Sydney, Griffith University and York University in Australia and Canada.
TISS has also partnered with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on a certificate programme in disaster management, focused on emergency preparedness and resilience-building.