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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

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Courtesy of Paul E. Lingenfelter

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What is the impact?

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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

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Seeing the world with different lenses

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http://www.beerkens.info/blog/atom.xml …Population Distribution

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OCDE. Education at a Glance 2004

Do they have a right?

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…Investment in Tertiary Education


…Growth in Scientific Production (1990-2001)

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The Digital Divide

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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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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


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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


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

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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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