KIIT has established academic partnership and collaboration with more than 140 world class universities from across the world. The partnerships provide for students, faculty & research scholar exchange programme, internship for UG/PG course, research and development participation, short-term courses for faculty & students, short-term occupational training, exchange of publications & information and seminars and conferences. As a direct benefit, KIIT students have been going to various partner universities regularly. KIIT has also been receiving exchange students from partner universities.

As a global centre for excellence, KIIT has collaborated with leading institutions and organizations from across the world. At present KIIT has academic tie-ups with 162 international universities and institutions and industrial collaboration with 15 corporate houses. Academic collaborations have led to joint programme delivery and faculty and student exchange. Some of the institutions with which KIIT has tied up are mentioned below.

List of MOU’s signed with Universities in Czech Republic :

1. University of Ostrava, Ostrava
2. Thomas Bata University , Zlin
3. Technical University of Liberec, Liberec
4. University of Pardubice, Pardubice
5. University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove

List of MOU’s signed in Colombia:

1. Association National De Empresarios Afrocolombianos ( ANDEAFRO), Choco
2. Foundo Nacional De Emprenfedores Y Empresarios Afro colombianos , Choco
3. Red De Mujeres DE Choco, Choco
4. Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó “Diego Luis Córdoba” Quibdó, Choco
5. Universidad del Pacífico, Buenaventura
6. Federación de Municipios del Litoral Pacífico Colombiano, Buenaventura
7. National Association of Afrocolombians Students (ASNEA), Bogota
8. Colombian Association for the Advancement of Science – (ACAC), Bogota
9. Movimento National por los Derechos Humanos de las Comunidades Afrocolombianas , Bogota