As higher education continues to expand and diversify, demand is growing for a better variety of programs. This session will deal with innovation in curricula and programs, such as multi-disciplinary approaches and innovative teaching-learning assessments. Speakers will analyze trends of globalization in higher education including credit recognition, accreditation, scholar exchanges and joint curricular development. The session will also explore ways for institutional collaboration (e.g. university-university, university-business-research institute, university-business, etc.) as a means of creating innovative and international curricula.