In an effort to promote diversity and enrich its educational environment of learning and knowledge creation, Norton University concentrates on developing international linkages with various international institutions of academic excellence to encourage research and scholarship as well as students' exchanges.

Some of the universities with which NU had formed academic collaborations and has signed formal Memorandums of Understanding to improcee international linkages include:

China

• Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
• Sichuan University
• Yangzhou University

England

• Northumbria University

India

• VIT University

Indonesia

• Universitas Tarumanagara
• Universitas Gorontalo
• Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Israel

• Galilee Institute

South Korea

• Dongseo University
• Pai Chai University
• Gyeongju University

Malaysia

• University Malaysia Perlis
• Universiti Technologi Malaysia
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahan

Philippines

• Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Thailand

• Assumption University
• Bangkok University
• Christian University
• Rangsit University
• Siam University

The NU Student Exchange program aims to create diversity, improve knowledge sharing while bridging national boundaries. Consequently, it plays a very important role in creating an international culture of learning and research. These programs are a result of collaborative agreements of Norton University with its international partners in higher education.

In pursuit of the NU Student Exchange Program, it engages with Rangsit University in a special program called, "Passage to ASEAN (P2A) Southeast Asian Studies". The P2A aims to give students first-hand experience to study in other ASEAN countries. It is a special program that will prepare students with a general knowledge of the ASEAN region including history, current events, and future development in the areas of economics, government, social culture, international relations and more. Furthermore, this program will give students a foundation of personal and practical life skills to work in the ever-changing Southeast Asian Region. Students will explore in-depth understanding, personal reflection, and application of the contrasts adn similarities between these cultures. Students will learn how and why Southeast Asian Nationalities are different and similar. Hopefully, at the end of the program, students will be able to apply their ASEAN experiences in their own lives and communities.