GMSTEC’s mission is:
Universities from the Greater Mekong Sub-region, New Zealand and Australia committed to:
• Sharing knowledge and building cultural understanding;
• Advancing the quality and diversity of programmes offered at member institutions;
• Expanding the learning and research opportunities available to staff and students in GMS, New Zealand and Australian universities; and
• Mobilising academic and other resources to assist with development of the Greater Mekong Sub-region.

Our objectives are:
• To develop and teach some common curricula and courses among consortium partners.
• To develop common systems for quality assurance including processes for enrolment, teaching, assessment and certification of students to international standards.
• To develop and teach new and innovative courses of relevance to the GMS.
• To develop the teaching abilities and experience of the staff of GMSTEC universities.
• To enhance the international content of member universities’ academic programmes.
• To conduct, encourage, and facilitate research into issues of key importance to development of the GMS.
• To promote cultural and academic exchange among member universities including staff and student exchanges and other programmes that enhance the cross-cultural and academic understanding.
• To promote English language capability and English language teaching capability amongst member universities including the development of degree programmes taught in English as GMS universities.
• To provide expertise and resources that will assist with development of the GMS.