CMI Awards of Excellence

International HE Partner of the Year

Celebrating volunteering excellence amongst the CMI community

What is the International HE Partner of the Year Award?

CMI's International Partners are a crucial part of CMI's community. The new International HE of the Year award has been introduced to celebrate the fantastic work of CMI's partners around the world, and their commitment to our vision to create better led and managed organisations.

All around the world, higher education (HE) institutions equip students and learners with the skills they need to flourish in a changing economy. The CMI International HE Partner of the Year award celebrates HE institutions outside of the UK that can demonstrate positive impacts on student experience, professional development and employability as a result of their partnership with CMI.

Process

Sunway University - Winner 2024 Award accepted by Professor Tim Stewart

International HE Partner of the Year 2025 - Nominations are now closed.

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Attract the best talent

Winning an award helps with recruitment and retention of students.

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Motivation and Reward

Celebrate your teams behind the success. Showcase your business and promote your team.

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Benchmarking

Prove that you are the best in the industry - benchmark yourself against your competitors.

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Increase your credibility

Stand out from the competition and endorse your company’s brand.

Key documents

Here you’ll find the key pieces of information that you’ll need when submitting your nomination.

Award Process

The Awards process goes through multiple phases to determine our shortlist, longlist and winners. Each stage of the process is supported by our experienced judges against a set criteria.

Judging

The CMI Awards receive entries from a diverse range of organisations and individuals across various sectors and fields. To ensure that our judges are able to reflect this diversity, we carefully select individuals who are experts in their respective fields and have a wealth of experience.

Meet the Judges

Timeline

Nominations open

1st July 2025

Nominations close

24th October 2025

Shortlist announced

Early 2026

Winner announced

Spring 2026