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IAU 2nd. Global Meeting of AssociationsParisJune 1, 2007
The Role of Regional Associations in Fostering Quality in Higher Education
Francisco Marmolejohttp://[email protected]
Context Analysis
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Interdependency: A Reality
Basic characteristics of the New Economy
GlobalHighly competitiveTechnology basedChanging rapidlyKnowledge based
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…and the Old Economy
World Population Increase over Time
1800 1 billion people
1927 2 billion people
1999 6 billion people
2050 9 billion people
Courtesy of Paul E. Lingenfelter
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What is the impact?
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The Asymmetrie s
Diverting futures: Projected population growth
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Developingcountries
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Source: UN 1998 World Population Report
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Wealth Distribution
Source: 2005 World Development Indicators,Table 1.1 Size of the Economy. Retrieved November 15, 2005 in http://devdata.worldbank.org/wdi2005/Table1_1.htm
A comparison of some countries’ GINI coefficients
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Seeing the world with different lenses
http://www.beerkens.info/blog/atom.xml …Land Distribution
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Seeing the world with different lenses
http://www.beerkens.info/blog/atom.xml …Population Distribution
2002: Population ayant atteint une formation tertiaire
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OCDE. Education at a Glance 2004
Do they have a right?
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Seeing the world with different lenses
…Investment in Tertiary Education
Seeing the world with different lenses
…Growth in Scientific Production (1990-2001)
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The Digital Divide
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Number of computers for each 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union
Towards a multicuturalglobal society
http://conahec.org
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Substantial Difference
Internationalization is the institutional response to the phenomenon of globalization as
reflected in goals, programs and
activities
Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend. Today it is the overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtually every country, and we need to understand it as such.
http://conahec.org
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“Institutions of higher education are ideally placed to use globalization as a tool for bridging the knowledge gap and in order to enrich the dialogue between peoples and between cultures”
Source: Learning: The Treasure Within. Jacques Delors Report to UNESCO. 1996
The ideal university of the future
http://conahec.org
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The ideal university of the future
Teaching: Teaching is offered considering a global cross-disciplinary context. Professors are adequately trained for this purpose
Research: New ideas and approaches are developed in collaboration with peers from other countries. Research highly related to the needs and opportunities within the regional context
http://conahec.org
Public Service: The university is actively linked to its “surrounding” community:
Active involvement in promoting regional developmentCommunity developmentPreserving and disseminating of knowledgeLifelong learning programsCommunity service of students and professors
http://conahec.org
The ideal university of the future
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An increasing number of graduates finish their studies with a major understanding, awareness and empathy towards other cultures and individuals.
Graduates are able to compete in an internationally competitive market
Graduates have a profound social awareness and a sound sense of global and local responsibility
The ideal university of the future
Does this require?Preparing students with global awareness and competitiveness but also with social consciousness and greater sense of social responsibility?
Strengthening the cooperation among higher education institutions and their surrounding communities, nationally and internationally?
Implementing mechanisms for a better understanding, awareness and respect?
Innovating?
Assuring and enhancing quality?
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Rationale for Regional Associations…Today’s and tomorrow’s realities require greater and broader academic collaboration
Cooperation through programs that foster mutual understanding and respect
Help identify common areas of interest
…the case of CONAHEC
What the heck is “CONAHEC”?
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A trinational consortium advancing
CollaborationCooperationCommunity-building
among higher education institutions in North America
http://conahec.org
CONAHEC’smemberships’
total enrollment represents
2.5+ million students
On more than 250 campi
140+ Institutions and Higher Education Organizations
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MembershipIncludes universities and community colleges, higher education associations
Canada = 20
United States = 55
Mexico = 65
The Main Question: What is best?
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Mapping Quality AssuranceCountry State
InvolvementInstitutional Q.A.
Program Q.A.
Professional Q.A.
U.S. Low Regional Accreditation
Strong State/Prof. Licensure
Canada Low Provincial. Affiliations
Strong State/Prof. Licensure
Mexico High/Low Regulatory Low although growing
State Licensure and increasingly Professional
A Basic Rule…There is no better or worst… it is just different.
Context matters.
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Strategic Partnerships
Association of CanadianCommunityColleges
Liaison among the member institutions in Identifying Creating Promoting
collaborative programs at binational and trinational levels
GOALS
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GOALSInformation, liaison, research and promotional center for academic cooperation in North America
A venue for mutual understanding and respect
Forum for discussion, analysis and promotion of educational policies on academic cooperation in North America
What does CONAHEC do? Our Programs
North American Higher Education Portal (conahec.org) North American Student Exchange ProgramNorth American Higher Education ConferenceStudent Organization of North America (SONA)Professional Development ProgramPublications: “Understanding the Differences”Chair in International Higher EducationEDUCAMEXUSBorder PACT
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Networking. “Dating service”Exchange of “empty seats”Promotion / Awareness / TrainingResource center for administrators / faculty / studentsSpecific partnership arrangementsTechnical assistance contracts
What does CONAHEC do? Our most popular services
Why does international cooperation and mobility matter?
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Outcomes: The perspective from the Project Directors
Enhanced Student Learning. (91%) Encouraged International Cooperation (91%)Developed Student Exchanges Among Higher Education Institutions. (96 %)Developed Partnerships Among Higher Education Institutions. (87 %)Helped to Prepare Students for Work in an International Context (96 %)
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The voice of the students
Some stories to share
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Come on! It can‘t go
wrong every time...
Our learning curve
The “M” Syndrome
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1) Misunderstanding each other
Our typical mistakes with limited understanding
Simplistic assumption about othersUsing our “lenses” to see a different realityWhich “reality” is better. Ours? or theirs?
http://conahec.org
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Going global. Be aware of the stereotypes
CLICHES
About Mexico:Lack of educationAuthoritarianCorruptionInefficencyEmotional, lazy
About U.S.A.:AggresiveIndividualisticEgocentrismStrictly business oriented
CLICHES
About Mexico:Lack of educationAuthoritarianCorruptionInefficencyEmotional, lazy
About U.S.A.:AggresiveIndividualisticEgocentrismStrictly business oriented
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CLICHES
About Mexico:Lack of educationAuthoritarianCorruptionInefficencyEmotional, lazy
About U.S.A.:AggresiveIndividualisticEgocentrismStrictly business oriented
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CLICHES
About Mexico:Lack of educationAuthoritarianCorruptionInefficencyEmotional, lazy
About U.S.A.:AggresiveIndividualisticEgocentrismStrictly business oriented
About Canada:
They are like Americans
2) Mismatch of expectations
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The “in-famous” case of MOUs
The endless question: What is first?What is the purpose? (Symbolic, legal, promotional, planning, social).Useless?
The degree of internationalization of an institution is inversely proportional to the number of MOUs that the institution has
3) Misunderstanding the proposition value of the membership
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4) Mismatch-making
What it may work on one case…
Some Lessons Learned
…it may not be the best solution on another case
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A basic rule. Finding your niche
Identify your strengths and weaknessesIdentify your potential partnersFigure their strengths and weaknessesMatch
Ten basic mistakes…Being too much of a nice partnerTrying to convince your potential partner to like youLooking always to your potential partner for approval or permissionTrying to buy the affection of your potential partner with food and giftsSharing too early how do you feel about the way the partnership is evolvingNot getting how negotiation/relationship is interpreted by the potential partnerThinking that it will not cost and will happen almost automaticallyGiving away all of your power to the other partnerNot knowing EXACTLY what to do in each type of situationNot getting HELP
you make in dating
Source: Adapted from a junk email from a “dating” company
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5) Misreading a changing world
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6) Moving in different paths
6) Missing the pointQuality assurance as a goal, or as a tool?Quality happens:
Due to our workDespite our workIndependently of our work
Internationalization
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Is there a role for regional associations?
The importance of team-building
Windows is down again!
..what are you waiting for?
Go ahead and help him to press Ctrl+Alt+Del !
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For every complex problem, there is a solution
Henry Louis Mencken
that is simple, neat, and wrong.
“ The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be ”
Paul Valéry
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My hope..Let’s us our collective I.Q. in order to transit from a Q.A. scope towards a Q.E. approach
Francisco J. Marmolejo
Executive Director
Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0300 U.S.A.
Tel. (520) 621-9080 / Fax (520) 626-2675
E.mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://conahec.org
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