1. Introducing the territorial dimension of EU knowledge policies
2. Conceptual and theoretical grounds to cross policy areas and borders
3. Higher education institutions at the crossroads of different European Union policies
4. EU governance architectures and the role of higher education institutions in EU regional policy: Regions for the knowledge economy?
5. How higher education regionalization in border regions relates to Europeanization: Innate or incentivized?
6. How Europeanization influences the governance and practice of higher education regionalization: Changing rationales through increased capacities?
7. How Europeanized higher education institutions re-use EU funding and shop for EU policy-making venues: Feeding Back for Good?
8. Conclusions and implications for the EU and beyond: Towards educational regions?