Robin Sakamoto is a Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Studies of Kyorin University, Japan as well as a lecturer at the University of Tokyo.David W. Chapman is the Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Minnesota where he teaches comparative and international education in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development.

• Section I. Framework and Overview1. Expanding Across Borders: The Growth of Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education, Robin Sakamoto, Kyorin University and David W. Chapman, University of Minnesota 2. Higher Education Crossing Borders: A Framework and Overview of New Developments and Issues, Jane Knight, University of TorontoSection II. Moving Campuses (Instead of Students) Across Borders3. Motivation and Aspirations for International Branch Campuses, Patricia W. Croom, Michigan State University4. Joint Ventures in Cross-border Higher Education: International Branch Campuses in Malaysia, Jason E. Lane, University at Albany, SUNYSection III. Partnerships beyond the ClassroomResearch5. Cross-border Higher Education and the Internationalization of Academic Research, Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Faculty Development6. Fostering Organizational Change and Individual Learning through "Ground-Up" Inter-Institutional Cross-border Collaboration, Ann E. Austin, Michigan State University and Cheryl Foxcroft, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityQuality Assurance7. Cross-border Collaboration for Quality Assurance in Oman: Contested Terrain, Thuwayba Al-Barwani, Sultan Qaboos University, Hana Ameen, Oman Ministry of Higher Education, and David W. Chapman, University of MinnesotaSection IV. Partnerships in Fields of PracticeHealth Care8. Global Nursing: Sustaining Multinational Collaboration Over Time, Jane C. Shivnan, Johns Hopkins University and Martha N. Hill, Johns Hopkins UniversityBusiness Administration9. Making Cross-border Partnerships Work: The Case of China’s Hong Kong System, Peter Fong, Hong Kong University and Gerard Postiglione, Hong Kong UniversityAgricultural Extension10. Collaboration for Instructional Technology Systems in Agriculture, Gauri Maharjan, United Graduate school of Agriculture, Iwate University and Robin Sakamoto, Kyorin UniversitySection V: Partnerships in Pursuit of Benefits beyond the CampusSustainable Development11. Region-wide Education for Sustainable Development Networks of Universities in the Asia-Pacific, Ko Nomura, Nagoya University, Yoshihiro Natori, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, and Osamu Abe, Rikkyo University Poverty Reduction12. Cross-border Collaboration in the Service of Human Capacity Development, Christopher S. Collins, UCLAEquity and Access 13. Cross-border Collaboration for Inclusive and Sustainable Higher Education: Searching for Priorities, Jouko Sarvi, Asian Development BankConclusion14. The Future of Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education, David W. Chapman, University of Minnesota and Robin Sakamoto, Kyorin University