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TeamUp US Japan | International Institutional Partnerships

• About
• Contact
• Why Partnerships, Why Now?
  • NanoJapan Program
• Making the Case for Engagement
  • NanoJapan Program
• Changes in Student Mobility
• The Power of Partnerships
• Partnership Basics
  • Best Practices: Waseda University Global Leadership Fellows Program
  • Developing a Partnership Strategy »
• Developing a Partnership Strategy
• Establishing Selection Criteria and Procedures
• Defining Your Strengths
• Understanding U.S. and Japanese Systems of Higher Education
• Identifying Potential Partners
  • Twelve Principles for Successful Site Visits to Potential Partner Institutions.
• Taking the Time to Learn about Each Other
• Building Support for a New Partnership at Your Institution
• MOUs & Agreements That Work
• Sustaining the Partnership Over Time
• Challenges (and Solutions)
  • Best Practices: University of Tsukuba and the Campus-in-Campus Initiative
• Factors That Keep Japanese Students from Venturing Overseas
• Factors That Keep U.S. Students from Venturing Overseas
• Insufficient Language Competence on the Part of Students
• Finances and Tuition Differentials
  • Aid for Japanese Students Searching for Scholarships
• Mismatched Academic Calendars
• Difficulties Obtaining Visas
• Differing Accreditation Systems
  • Best Practices: University of Tsukuba and the Campus-in-Campus Initiative
• Competition from Other Study Abroad Destinations
• Coping with New Disciplines, New Students, New Needs
• New Directions and Innovations
  • NanoJapan Program
  • Best Practices: Waseda University Global Leadership Fellows Program
  • Collaborative Online International Learning, The SUNY COIL Center and Kansai University
  • Best Practices: University of Tsukuba and the Campus-in-Campus Initiative
  • Top Global University Initiative (plus Global 30 and Go Global Japan)
  • U.S. Department of Education International Strategy
• The Many Forms of Experiential Learning
  • DePaul University and Ritsumeikan University: Building Bridges of Friendship
• Internships: A Very Special Case
  • Hitotsubashi University and the Bergé International Talent Program
• Curriculum Integration
  • A Sampling of Resources/Programs for Faculty and Staff Interested in Teaching about Japan or the United States
• Thematic Interdisciplinary Programs
  • Best Practices: Waseda University Global Leadership Fellows Program
  • Full Circle with Bryn Mawr College and Tsuda College
• Research and Discipline-specific Programs
  • Osaka University World Tekijuku
  • University of California and Curriculum Integration
• Collaborative Teaching and Curricula
  • Collaborative Online International Learning, The SUNY COIL Center and Kansai University
  • Full Circle with Bryn Mawr College and Tsuda College
• Student Networks, Groups, and Zemis
  • NanoJapan Program
  • Collaborative Online International Learning, The SUNY COIL Center and Kansai University
  • Waseda
  • DePaul University and Ritsumeikan University: Building Bridges of Friendship
  • Osaka University World Tekijuku
• Consortia, Providers, and Community Connections
  • Japan Center of Michigan Universities
• Student Success Programs
  • Top Global University Initiative (plus Global 30 and Go Global Japan)
  • Best Practices: Toyo Global Diamonds
• Essential Reading
• Useful Websites for Developing U.S.-Japanese Partnerships
• Share your stories
• Resources