International Collaboration

Topic

The cooperative effort between the US (NASA), Europe (ESA), and Canada to create the James Webb Space Telescope, cited as an example of achieving complex goals.


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9/30/2025, 4:41:28 AM

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9/30/2025, 4:43:03 AM

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Summary

International collaboration is a fundamental process involving two or more individuals, entities, or organizations working together to achieve a common goal, often transcending national borders. Derived from Latin words meaning "with labor," this purposeful relationship is strategically chosen by parties to cooperate for shared outcomes. It is prominently exemplified by large-scale scientific endeavors such as the James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary project born from international collaboration and led by NASA, which provides unprecedented views of the early universe and studies exoplanets. Beyond science, international collaboration is evident in global trade between nations and in major infrastructure projects like the International Space Station, a partnership among 15 nations. National governments actively encourage such cooperation to achieve outcomes beyond individual capabilities, fostering scientific excellence, developing a robust S&E workforce, and increasing the impact of discoveries globally. This form of cooperation has steadily increased over the past two decades, with a global collaboration rate of 23% in 2022, and even higher rates in countries like the UK (67%) and Australia (63%).

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  • Etymology

    From Latin com- 'with' + laborare 'to labor', 'to work'

  • Definition

    Process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal

  • Core Principle

    A purposeful relationship in which all parties strategically choose to cooperate in order to accomplish a shared outcome

  • Prominent Area

    Education, with individuals traveling abroad for centuries to learn new skills

  • Characteristics

    Similar to cooperation; leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group; teams often access greater resources, recognition, and rewards

  • Evolution Trend

    Steadily increased over the past two decades due to improved mobility of information, ideas, and people across the globe

  • Government Motivation

    Achieve outcomes that exceed individual national capabilities; train a robust S&E workforce; partner with researchers from developing countries; advance domestic science excellence; increase impact of discoveries

  • UK Collaboration Rate (2022)

    67%

  • US Collaboration Rate (2022)

    40%

  • China Collaboration Rate (2022)

    19%

  • India Collaboration Rate (2022)

    24%

  • Japan Collaboration Rate (2022)

    32%

  • Canada Collaboration Rate (2022)

    60%

  • France Collaboration Rate (2022)

    60%

  • Global Collaboration Rate (2022)

    23%

  • Germany Collaboration Rate (2022)

    56%

  • Australia Collaboration Rate (2022)

    63%

Timeline
  • Individuals began traveling abroad for education, learning new skills to bring back to their homeland, a substantial factor in the success of figures like Drs Charles and Will Mayo. (Source: web_search_results)

    Centuries ago

  • Collaboration between entities in different countries has steadily increased due to improved mobility of information, ideas, and people across the globe. (Source: web_search_results)

    Past two decades

  • Germany's international collaboration rate increased from 39% to 56%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2003-2022

  • The United States' international collaboration rate increased from 23% to 40%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2003-2022

  • Japan's international collaboration rate increased from 19% to 32%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2003-2022

  • China's international collaboration rate increased from 15% to 19%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2003-2022

  • India's international collaboration rate increased from 19% to 24%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2003-2022

  • The global rate of international collaboration was 23%. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

  • Researchers in the United States collaborated with international partners on 40% of their articles. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

  • The United Kingdom's international collaboration rate was 67%, one of the highest among major producers. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

  • Australia's international collaboration rate was 63%, one of the highest among major producers. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

  • France's international collaboration rate was 60%, one of the highest among major producers. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

  • Canada's international collaboration rate was 60%, one of the highest among major producers. (Source: web_search_results)

    2022

Collaboration

Collaboration (from Latin com- "with" + laborare "to labor", "to work") is the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. A definition that takes technology into account is “working together to create value while sharing virtual or physical space.” Collaboration is similar to cooperation. The form of leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group. Teams that work collaboratively often access greater resources, recognition and rewards when facing competition for finite resources. Structured methods of collaboration encourage introspection of behavior and communication. Such methods aim to increase the success of teams as they engage in collaborative problem-solving. Collaboration is present in opposing goals exhibiting the notion of adversarial collaboration, though this is not a common use of the term. In its applied sense, "[a] collaboration is a purposeful relationship in which all parties strategically choose to cooperate in order to accomplish a shared outcome". Trade between nations is a form of collaboration between two societies which produce and exchange different portfolios of goods.

Web Search Results
  • International Collaboration and Citations

    In general, national governments encourage international collaboration to achieve outcomes that exceed what they could achieve individually (although they may perceive risks in collaborating with regions, countries, or economies they regard as a potential threat). These positive outcomes include training a robust S&E workforce, partnering with researchers from developing countries, advancing domestic science excellence, increasing the impact of discoveries through better distribution of [...] 67% by 2022. Similarly, Germany’s international collaboration rate increased from 39% to 56% over the same period. The United States and Japan both saw notable increases in international collaborations between 2003 and 2022 (from 23% to 40% and from 19% to 32%, respectively), whereas there was less change in the rates for China (from 15% to 19%) and India (from 19% to 24%). [...] In 2022, the global rate of international collaboration was 23%, but these rates varied by region, country, or economy. Researchers in the United States collaborated with international partners on 40% of their articles in 2022 (Table SPBS-33;)). Of the top 15 largest producers, the regions, countries, or economies that had higher international collaboration rates than the United States included the United Kingdom (67%), Australia (63%), France (60%), and Canada (60%). Conversely, regions,

  • International Collaboration: Promises and Challenges

    evolved to become a prolific pitch rife with collaborative ideas and practices opportunistically aimed at improving circumstances for humanity while systematically defying physical borders. Collaboration between entities in different countries has steadily increased over the past two decades secondary to improved mobility of information, ideas, and people across the globe. The promise of international collaboration is evident on a daily basis, with recent successes including the mobilization of [...] Among national governmental interest in international co-operation is the ability to break barriers between countries that might not have open and collegial relations using affiliations surrounding common scientific interests that are capable of transcending even the most deep-seated political rifts. Membership to communities of science and communities of practice has the potential to be universal. Collaborators can work behind the scenes on projects in an effort to establish small [...] Perhaps the most established and varied means by which international collaboration is evident is in the field of education. For centuries individuals have been traveling abroad to learn new skills to bring back to their homeland. Certainly world travel and the consequent learning was a substantial factor in the success of Drs Charles and Will Mayo in the early twentieth century, as they assembled a cutting-edge surgical practice ensconced in farmland, in spite of the lack of a thriving

  • 10 Badass International Science Collaborations That Will Blow Your ...

    ## Now more than ever, international collaboration is fundamental to science and innovation. Researchers accomplish more when they work together. Find out more and follow Together Science Can on Twitter at @togetherscican. Comments Comments sidebar Comments By commenting you're agreeing to our Community Guidelines ## Latest Posts From Together Science Can 10 Badass International Science Collaborations That Will Blow Your Mind If You Get 15/20 On This Quiz You Work In A Lab

  • International Collaboration Opportunities | NSF - NSF

    NSF also provides opportunities for future generations of U.S. scientists and engineers to gain the experience and outlook they need to be productive and collaborative in an international research and education environment. Below are examples of current international collaboration opportunities. For information on other opportunities, please contact the NSF program director for a particular country. Image 8 On this page [...] Research and education in science and engineering benefit immensely from international cooperation. The U.S. National Science Foundation enables and encourages U.S. scientists, engineers and their institutions to enhance their research and education programs through international cooperation. [...] Invites requests for supplemental funding from existing quantum information science and engineering research awardees to add a new — or strengthen an existing — international dimension to their award. While collaboration with Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom are of particular interest, requests for international supplements to collaborate with other countries will also be considered.

  • 4 Examples of Global Collaboration: Pure Imagination - Redbooth

    Perhaps one of the most well known examples of global collaboration is the International Space Station (ISS), which is the result of a partnership between 15 nations. This initiative laid the foundation for space-based commerce, creating a human outpost in space and advancing solar system exploration, as well as science related education and discovery.

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