THE ONLY UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY PRESENT ALL ACROSS THE AMERICAS

SUMMARY OF SERVICES THE ONLY UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION ACTIVELY PRESENT ALL ACROSS THE AMERICAS WWW.OUI-IOHE.ORG DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 1 12-04-03 12:46

2 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas WHAT IS THE IOHE? The Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) is the only university association actively present all across the Americas. Internationally recognized, the IOHE is a key forum for reflection and action that is composed of more than 300 higher education institutions (HEIs) and national associations, spanning the entire continent of the Americas. The IOHE is a non-profit organization whose objective is to reinforce the contribution of higher education and research through the creation of common areas in the Americas. It is in charge of promoting its members interests, to thoroughly analyze the trends and to elaborate concrete solutions to the challenges encountered in this field. The IOHE has been the voice of its constituent members for more than 30 years. It has gained a deep understanding of the higher education sector through its close cooperation with its members and the consulting services to its partners. THE IOHE PRESENTLY REPRESENTS MORE THAN 300 MEMBER UNIVERSITIES, WHICH ENCOMPASS MORE THAN FIVE MILLIONS DECISION-MAKERS, MANAGERS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 2 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 3 SOME OF THE IOHE S MAIN ACTIVITIES: + Represent its members in regional and international forums. + Offer training courses and seminars to university managers. + Create cooperation and academic training networks addressing the key topics of the Americas. + Develop training programs and concrete projects on the internationalization of higher education. + Encourage leading projects in innovation, science and technology. + Promote innovative university-industry collaboration models. + Organize inter-american events and university missions. + Provide an online space to its member universities to exchange information, models and expertise. + Work for the success of university consortia in cooperation with other regions such as Europe, Asia and Oceania. THE IOHE S MEMBERS FORM A HIGH LEVEL ACADEMIC NETWORK OF 26 COUNTRIES ORGANIZED IN NINE REGIONS Central America The Caribbean The United States Brazil Colombia Mexico Canada The Southern Cone The Andean Countries The IOHE s General Secretariat is located in Quebec and in Montreal, Canada. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 3 12-04-03 12:46

4 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas THE IOHE OFFERS A RANGE OF SERVICES VIA THREE STRATEGIC PROGRAMS: INSTITUTE FOR UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP (IGLU) This program aims to support the training and development of university managers such as presidents, vice-presidents and university management team members through high-level courses and seminars. Thus, IGLU reaches higher education decision-makers and leaders. Moreover, several ministers and government officials have graduated from this IOHE program, which dedicates itself to train the next generation of academic leaders. IGLU offers a range of trainings programs, from online courses to annual conferences, in-class seminars, specialized internships and intervention projects. All these activities aim to train university management teams according to the highest standards. SINCE 1983, MORE THAN 20,000 UNIVERSITY MANAGERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN IGLU S TRAINING COURSES. Taking part in IGLU means that you: improve your understanding of the role of the university in knowledge management and its integration in its environment; reinforce your leadership capacities and your team management abilities; master quality control methods and the strategic orientations of your institution; participate in the tutors training; establish strong partnerships with other universities affiliated to the IOHE. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 4 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 5 IGLU s services offered to member institutions of the IOHE: IGLU has a newly established curriculum responding to the university management training needs: + Comprehensive courses with a core curriculum and internships + National and regional seminars for management teams + Intervention projects in universities + An annual inter-american conference on leadership and best practices + University management consulting services + Mobility and exchange programs for administrators + Assistance and tutoring opportunities with other universities in order to encourage management expertise exchange. COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAS (COLAM) COLAM establishes and oversees university networks providing training programs on topics of interest to the hemisphere, which focus on public policies. Thus, COLAM encourages university mobility, the use of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) and distance education. COLAM s networks are addressed to deans, professors, researchers, students and to higher education professionals. They aim to share the most recent progress made in academic research and to develop the human resources of member universities. COLAM s inter-american training networks: Women, gender and equitable Teacher training development Governance and human rights Social determinants of health Governance and democracy Education and telematics Internationalization of higher education Teacher training in native education Language training University libraries network Science and technology Electronic governance DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 5 12-04-03 12:46

6 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas SINCE 1997, MORE THAN 10,000 PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS FROM 650 UNIVERSITIES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN COLAM S TRAINING NETWORKS. Taking part in COLAM means that you: become part of an inter-american experts network; improve your human resources in specific fields; promote the expertise of your institution; take advantage of a horizontal inter-institutional cooperation; reinforce the relationships between institutions and with other organizations for the realization of specific projects on COLAM s topics; connect yourself with university experts networks. COLAM s services offered to the IOHE member institutions: Development of university human resources + Internationalization of higher education diploma: three distinct modules for a total period of 180 hours of distance education for the teams of the university international relations offices. + Management of university libraries certificate: three distinct modules for a total period of 180 hours of distance education for university library professionals and technicians + Creation of university document depositories course: 60 hours of distance education for professionals in charge of designing and maintaining electronic libraries. + Gender and university leadership diploma: currently under development for high university officials. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 6 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 7 Development of distance education capacities + Introduction to distance education and higher education certificate: 180 hours of distance education for professors who want to be introduced to distance education. + Tools and instruments for implementing a curriculum per competences with ICTs diploma: 170 hours of half in-class and half distance education for professors and professionals of curriculum management. + Quality management of distance education diploma: currently under development for professionals and online education managers. + Online tutor specialized course: two months of distance education for professors who would like to become a tutor for COLAM s courses. COLAM also offers the following opportunities to IOHE member universities: + Participate in the annual Doctoral degree in education science offered jointly by COLAM and the University of Montreal, Canada. This program is addressed to professors from Latin America. + Take part in the inter-american Space of Women Leaders in HEIs of the Americas (EMULIES), a high level forum on the determining factors of women leadership in this field. In collaboration with the Universidad de Costa Rica. + Contribute to the Observatory on transparency and integrity in the Americas, which is a very convenient online document depository for doing research and designing academic projects. + Integrate COLAM s various inter-american networks. + Create new contacts with COLAM s exclusive data base. + Take advantage of fundraising coaching services for regional projects. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 7 12-04-03 12:46

8 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas CAMPUS PROGRAM The CAMPUS program aims to build common higher education areas. In order to do so, CAMPUS sets up academic mobility initiatives that encourage the development of research and cooperation between the universities, governments, nongovernmental organizations and higher education actors. CAMPUS is also IOHE s technological tool. It aims to create, jointly with IGLU and COLAM, common areas for higher education through Web 2.0 technological platforms; thus improving the universities training and research curriculum, and encouraging an effective knowledge management. Some of CAMPUS activities: + Area for INTERCAMPUS mobility: Encourages international online or physical mobility between the IOHE s member institutions. + Area for research in innovation and science: Stimulates the development of professors and researchers through time-shared doctoral studies, research incubators and knowledge management. + Area for social engagement, higher education spirit and values: Suggests a work agenda based on the role of the university in its environment, and on its response to challenges and to the needs of the society. CAMPUS and the IOHE offer online platforms to their member institutions: + The portal of the IOHE, www.oui-iohe.org The IOHE s portal offers to member universities an information exchange hub on the recent news on higher education, links to websites, list of members and courses/seminars offered, etc. Member universities can also disseminate their information on this portal. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 8 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 9 + Websites on common areas The IOHE offers to member universities online platforms on particular strategic topics, such as the cooperation and the relations between America-Europe, Canada-Brazil and Latin America-China. These websites are available on the IOHE s portal. + The library of the IOHE, www.repositorio.oui-iohe.org Members have access to an online library where they can find and publish researches, analyses, theses, as well as any document deemed pertinent to the pursuit of the organization s and its members objectives. + Blogs, emails and webinars In order to ensure an efficient interaction between the members, the IOHE and CAMPUS offer a space for dialogue via blogs, webinars and an unlimited email service. Several members have acquired these tools in order to set up inter-institutional communication channels on topics such as mobility, time-shared doctorats, educative resources, etc. Any service request can be addressed to the IOHE s General Secretariat. INTERNATIONALIZATION AND COMMON AREAS: THE IOHE AT THE FOREFRONT + Conference of the Americas on International Education CAIE www.caie-caei.org Among its objectives, the IOHE strives to build a common area for higher education in the Americas, taking advantage of its inter-american nature. While Europe and other regions reap the benefits of such initiatives, the IOHE aspires to assume a leading role of the construction of a common area for the Americas. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 9 12-04-03 12:46

10 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas The IOHE is acting as Executive Secretariat for the Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) until 2014 and collaborates closely with several trilateral and national university associations to gather the academic community for this event, which is being held every 18 months. This is an essential event for all the higher education key actors. CAIE aims to be a fruitful space for inter-american dialogue on the internationalization and innovation of higher education. Through bringing together decision-makers and professionals of this field, CAIE aims to create a common area to exchange on current challenges, new paradigms, best practices and future trends. + Inter-American events The IOHE collaborates on an annual basis with its members and partners to produce six inter-american events, from forums on regional priorities to great primary international conferences. Thus, the IOHE offers to its members a unique range of networking and exchange opportunities. + University missions In order to create new partnership opportunities and to respond to the strategic needs in internationalization, the IOHE offers university missions, jointly with its network partners. These missions allow members to find and reinforce new partnerships in the Americas and beyond. + China-Latin America cooperation project As a result of the annual events and of the university missions, the IOHE and China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) adopted a resolution that aims to set up a large-scale cooperation project. The topics of university management, education, culture, innovation, science and technology, economy, law and business administration, as well as the recognition and accreditation of university degrees, are at heart of this cooperation. The IOHE works with university consortia to conduct this project. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 10 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 11 These initiatives are complementary to other current projects, such as: COLAM s Internationalization of higher education diploma Specialized internships program Working group on internationalization indicators INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ONE OF THE IOHE S PRIORITIES In order to support its members in achieving their objectives in terms of quality, accreditation and liaison with their environment, the IOHE encourages the establishment of mechanisms to stimulate the development of innovation within HEIs and through the following initiatives: + Create the training program Managers for innovation, which includes internships, workshops and seminars, as well as to support master s and doctoral programs. + Stimulate the establishment of inter-american networks to promote technology parks, centers of excellence and technology transfer offices. + Promote the improvement of university-industry cooperation models. IN ORDER TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, THE IOHE COLLABORATES WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS FROM THE EDUCATION SECTOR, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ASSESS THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 11 12-04-03 12:46

12 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas STRUCTURE OF THE IOHE The IOHE relies on a participative approach to attain its objectives. Member institutions participate in the election of the Board of Directors and of the Regional Councils, as well as in the identification of regional priorities. Outgoing President Members General Assembly Board of Directors President Regional Vice-Presidents Treasurer Executive Director Legal Advisor Central America Brazil Administration and Members Relations Secretariat and Communication Canada Caribbean Colombia Southern Cone IGLU Executive Direction COLAM Executive Direction CAMPUS Executive Direction United States Mexico Andean Countries DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 12 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 13 PRESIDENTS OF THE IOHE SINCE 1980 2011-present Marcial Rubio, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru 2009-2011 Raúl Arias Lovillo, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico 2007-2009 Luis Miguel Romero Fernández, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador 2005-2007 Gerson Luiz Joner da Silveira, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Brazil 2003-2005 Víctor A. Arredondo, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico 1999-2003 Freddy Malpica Pérez, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela 1997-1999 Juan Carlos Romero Hicks, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico 1993-1997 Luis Garita Bonilla, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica 1989-1993 Lauro Ribas Zimmer, Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado de Santa Catarina and Universidade Estácio de Sá, Brazil 1980-1989 Gilles Boulet (founding president), Université du Québec, Canada Marcial Rubio Raúl Arias Lovillo Luis Miguel Romero Fernández Gerson Luiz Joner da Silveira Víctor A. Arredondo Freddy Malpica Pérez Juan Carlos Romero Hick Luis Garita Bonilla Lauro Ribas Zimmer Gilles Boulet DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 13 12-04-03 12:46

14 Building common areas for higher education in the Americas THE IOHE: A LEADING PARTNER Well-known for its unique inter-american nature and its strategic services, the IOHE works jointly with various governments, national associations and international organizations, including: + United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO (consultative status) + + + + + Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (RedCLARA) China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE). DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 14 12-04-03 12:46

Building common areas for higher education in the Americas 15 MEMBERS OF THE IOHE BY REGION Canada Region 26 Brazil Region 46 Mexico Region 56 United States Region 10 Colombia Region 22 Andean Countries Region 48 Peru Bolivia Chile Ecuador Caribbean Region 46 Haiti Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Jamaica Venezuela Cuba Antilles - Guyana Central America Region 19 Guatemala Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Panama Southern Cone Region 28 Argentina Paraguay Uruguay DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 15 12-04-03 12:46

For further information, please visit: www.oui-iohe.org President Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Dr. Marcial Rubio, president Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel Lima 32, Peru T : +511 626-2000 General Secretariat Inter-American Organization for Higher Education Université de Montréal 3744, rue Jean-Brillant, suite 592 Montreal (Québec) H3T 1P1 Canada T : +1 514 343-6980 F : +1 514 343-6454 Administration and Members Relations Inter-American Organization for Higher Education Université du Québec 475, rue du Parvis, suite 1338 Québec (Québec) G1K 9H7 Canada T : +1 418 657-4350 F : +1 418 657-4150 sec.general@oui-iohe.org DOCUMENT_PRESENTATION_OUI_ENGLISH_FINAL.indd 16 12-04-03 12:46