Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Sociology - Work, Education, Organisation, grade: 85, University of Canberra (School of Management, Faculty of Business, Government & Law), course: Master of Business Administration, language: English, abstract: This research is a combination of in-depth literature review and our real-life experiential learning which has been a first attempt to examine how research partnership and academic collaboration between University of Canberra (Australia) and Khalifa University (UAE) is strategically aligned and mutually beneficial within existing organisational spaces. The analysis is drawn by gathering and observing commonalities and differences between these two reputed institutes to investigate relevant key attributes. To help organizing our literature review; evaluation of previous researches' findings, project group meetings' discussions and collected feedbacks; examination of personal observations and experienced multicultural linkages; we have developed a logical framework matrix and conceptual partnership-collaboration model to provide relationships of identified attributes for inter & intra institutional partnership and international collaboration. This study will serve as a foundation for future research(s) in similar areas of explorations in the Middle East paving new paths of institutional collaboration and research partnerships with the Australian universities.