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Title:“Cross-border collaborative degree programs in East Asia in the context ofJapanese universities”.
Yeeyoung Hong 1Abstract
In Asia, higher education has been developing significantly in a quantitative aspect withthe surge of demand, and increasing activities in regional collaboration. For Japan, Asia
has become a major partner region in university agreements. Japanese universities areaccepting increased number of students from Asian countries and part of these students
are supported under international cooperation projects for not only conventional study
abroad programs but also for the “cross-border (or international) collaborative degreeprograms” (e.g. twinning, sandwich, double/joint degree programs). Some Japanese
universities are also establishing double/joint degree programs as part of theirinternationalization strategies. When compared with a conventional way of accepting
foreign students, these collaborative programs (which tend to involve both people andprogram mobility) were less active until now, but they are expected to be more active infuture by leading universities of Asia, including Japan. In Europe, there are some priorsurveys and researches to inform about the situation of collaborative programs, however
only limited research exists for Asia to our current knowledge. This paper mainly uses
the original dataset of a survey for “1000 cross-border collaborative degree programs”
conducted by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICARI) in 2009/2010. (Under the research project, “Analysis of Cross-border Higher
Education for Regional Integration and Labor Market in East Asia.”) Using an original
survey by JICA-RI team, this paper aims to describe about cross-border collaborativedegree programs in Asia region with a focus on Japanese universities to consider theirdistinct roles in enhancing regional collaboration. It analyzes current characteristics ofJapanese universities’ programs in comparison with Asian universities’ programs, andthen universities’ views on these programs in terms of the excepted outcomes andchallenges. In addition, this paper hopes to suggest ways to contribute in regional
integration of higher education for Japanese universities.

1Ms. Yeeyoung Hong is a PhD student at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies(GSAPS), and a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI)
at Waseda University. She is currently working at Japan International Cooperation Agency
Research Institute (JICA-RI) as Research Assistant.

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Title:“The Role of Asian Global Companies in Asian Regional Cooperation”.
Insun Kim 2Abstract

As regionalism has spread, Asian regional integration has become a highly debatedissue regarding sustainable growth and stability in Asia. The discussion has been
focused on the political, economic, educative, and environmental fields, with theeconomic field acting as the leading factor influencing Asian regional cooperation. With
capitalism and globalization have diffused in Asia, the role of global companies in theAsian economy and society has increased rapidly. Consequently, as international
competition has intensified in the global market, corporate social responsibility (CSR)
has been recognized as a key for the international competitiveness of global companies.
As CSR is expected not only for the economy but also for the society and environment,
it is a growing concern in academia. In this context, this paper aims to review how
important the role of global companies has been for Asian regional economic
cooperation through CSR. The paper progresses as follows: first, the mainstream ofCSR studies is reviewed; second, CSR in East Asia is discussed; finally, the CSR
activity of Korean companies in Asia is examined in detail.

2Ms. Insun Kim is a PhD student at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), anda Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI) at Waseda
University.