International Linkages is mandated to identify and explore areas of cooperation and linkages with foreign institutions.  It promotes academic collaboration with foreign universities in the form of student and faculty and student exchange, joint research, exchange of publication, sponsorship of conference and other academic activities. The linkages office is engaged in the initiation, planning, implementation and monitoring of linkage activities.

     The office also participates in the implementation of student exchange program with partner universities. It facilitates the application and endorsement of SLU students who wish to participate in the exchange program with foreign universities.  Also, it provides assistance to foreign exchange students who are studying in slu under the benefit of memorandum of agreement between their home university and SLU System.

     Saint Louis University is expected to extend its resources to other local universities and colleges and other agencies. To enhance the quality of education in the country, most of these agreements cover lending of SLU faculty to teach in the partner institution. In some cases, SLU also assists in the development of curricula and/or capability-building through training programs. Private companies are partners of the university in providing support such as student scholarships and professorial chairs.

     Industry-Academe Linkages has been at the forefront in enabling cohesive and responsive programs to address demand-supply challenges of employment. Thus far, various models have been developed and evolved with the cooperation of key industry and trade associations and universities aiming to bridge the gaps of employment mismatch and lack of appropriate skills required from university or engineering and architecture graduates.