The VENUSA study abroad program is sponsored jointly through various U.S. Universities and Institutions such as the University of Minnesota's Learning Abroad Center, Longwood University, State University New York-Cortland, Tompkins College, Catholic University, Lawrence Technical University, among others.

VENUSA and its sponsors have established procedures to assure that the content and rigor of the program are consistent with the academic standards and scholarly reputations of U.S. institutions.