Faculty participation in international franchise and franchise-related conferences provides a global connection with world-renowned academic franchise specialists, commercial business ventures and scholars involved in Franchise education. A working collaborative allows international engagement in joint research initiatives. The Rosenberg International Franchise Research Collaborative will insure the shared expertise of research based information for the advancement of franchising. A future goal of the collaborative will be to expand relationships with other similar centers across the globe with intent of developing future faculty and student exchange programs.

The William Rosenberg International Franchise Center is pursuing collaborative efforts with other International franchise centers, including:

• The University of Muenster in Germany (with a focus on the EU)
  http://www.marketing-centrum.de/ifhm/fundc/de/

• Griffith University in Queensland, Australia (with a focus on the Pacific Rim)
  http://www.franchise.edu.au/