Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

Presidency

• Canada 2017 :   Hélène David, Minister of Higher Education for Quebec, Canada
• Ecuador 2015 : René Ramírez, Secretary of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ecuador
• Mexico 2013 : Jesús Ancer, President, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León,(UANL), Mexico
• Brazil 2012 : Marcial Rubio, President, Pontificia Católica Universidad de Perú, (PUCP), Peru
• Canada 2010 : Vianne Timmons, President, University of Regina, Canada

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is designated by the associated members of the CAIE and is the entity defining its strategic orientations. Its members are:

• Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE – BCEI)
• Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
• Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (OUI – IOHE)
• Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional (AMPEI)
• Consortium of the five main universities in Montreal: Concordia University, École de technologie supérieure, McGill University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal
• Empresa Pública YACHAY E.P
• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)
• Global Affairs Canada

Advisory Committee

• Asociación Dominicana de Rectores de Universidades (ADRU)
• Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN)
• Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH)
• Associação Brasileira de Educação Internacional (FAUBAI)
• Féderation des Cégeps
• Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas (LASPAU)
• Association of Caribbean Universities and Research Institutes (UNICA)

Academic Committee

• Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
• Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES)
• Asociación Colombiana de Universidades (ASCUN)
• British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE)
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración (CLADEA)
• Consejo Nacional de Rectores (CONARE)
• Institute of International Education (IIE)

National Committee

Reporting to the Steering Committee, the National Committee is comprised of representatives from institutions and organizations of the Conference host country. Its members are:

• Concordia University
• École de technologie supérieure
• McGill University
• Université de Montréal
• Université du Québec à Montréal

Executive Secretariat

For the 2011-2014 and 2014-2017 periods, the  Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (OUI – IOHE) acts as the CAIE Executive Secretariat.

The Executive Secretariat, established in the Université de Montréal, assumes all aspects of the organization of the CAIE, implementing decisions of the Steering Committee and working in close collaboration with the National Committee, Advisory Committee, and Academic Committee.

Preparing the Leaders and Innovators of Tomorrow: Research and Higher Education, Bridges to Prosperity across the Americas

The Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE), created in 2009, has quickly consolidated its reputation as the leading forum for the internationalization of higher education across the Americas. True to its mandate, the CAIE provides a common space for the stimulation of an open dialogue while fostering networks and strategic alliances at the bilateral, regional and multilateral level.
During its past four editions (Canada 2010, Brazil 2012, Mexico 2013 and Ecuador 2015), the CAIE initiative has brought about outstanding results ratifying its relevance as a valuable tool for the advancement of sustainable collaboration across the continent. The development of the fifth edition, to be held in Montreal in 2017, will once again offer a participative and inclusive academic space in which to discuss the challenges of our times and project the roadmaps to the future. In preparation for the challenge ahead, the Results of CAIE 2010 – 2015 and future orientations, it was concluded that the main conference theme for CAIE 2017 should focus on the following elements:

• Comprehensive Internationalization
• Internationalization of higher education: Linkages and research
• The internationalization of research
• Research, innovation and doctoral training in the process of internationalization
• University management and internationalization
• Government, Academia and Private Sector: allies for the internationalization of higher education
• Governments and their national agendas for the internationalization of higher education
• Common agendas for the internationalization of the curriculum.

List of sponsors that supported the CAIE Canada-2017:

• ALTISSIA
• Université du Québec
• Tourisme Montréal
• ILUMNO
• Fonds de recherche du Québec
• Guard.me
• Bureau de cooperation interuniversitaire (BCI)
• Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal (CORIM)
• Consulat général des États-Unis à Montréal
• Higher Education Academy (HEA)
• MITACS
• QS Intelligence Unit
• Montreal International
• Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (CRSNG / NSERC)
• World Education Services (WES)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• EDUCANADA
• Province de Québec
• Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
• Concordia University
• École des Technologies Supérieures (ÉTS)
• Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC)
• SMITH School of Business
• Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO)
• Universidad Anahuac Mexico
• Universidad de Guadalajara
• Boston College
• Universidad de Colima
• U-PLANNER
• LASPAU
• Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP)
• Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN)
• University of Saskatchewan
• Associação Catarinense das Fundações Educacionais (ACAFE)
• Universidad Veracruzana

TITLE : Opening Webinar : CAIE Canada-2017: Preparing the Leaders and Innovators of Tomorrow

SPEAKERS : 

David Julien, Executive Director, IOHE and CAIE, Canada
Francis  Brown, Executive Coordinator, National Committee,
CAIE Canada-2017
Luis Kauachi, Academic Coordinator, CAIE Canada-2017

TITLE : University Innovation and Enrepreneurship: Vectors of Socio-economic Development

SPEAKERS : 

Pierre Dumouchel (moderator), Executive Director, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Canada
Mohamed Cheriet, Professor, Department of Automated Manufacturing Engineering, ÉTS, Canada
Richard Chénier, General Director, Centre d’entrepreneurship technologique (CENTECH), ÉTS, Canada
Damien Silès, Executive Director, Quartier de l’innovation, Canada

TITLE : The Invisible Houses: Pedagogy and Research on the Vulnerability, Resilience and Sustainability of Latin-American and Caribbean Cities

SPEAKER : Gonzalo Lizarralde, Director, IF-grif Research Group,
Université de Montréal (UDEM), Canada

TITLE : EIESTEC: Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Lifelong Learning and Employability

SPEAKER : José Carlos Quadrado, President, Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions(LACCEI); Professor, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal

TITLE : EMULIES: Expansion of Access and Stratification in Brazilian Higher Education

SPEAKER : Helena Sampaio, Professor, Laboratório de Estudos de Educação Superior, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

TITLE : Innovative Educational Models and the Development of Life-long Competencies

SPEAKER : Noor El Bawab, General Manager, District 3,
Concordia University, Canada

TITLE : Indicators for Internationalization

SPEAKER : Jocelyne Gacel-Ávila, General Coordinator, Regional Observatory on Internationalization and Networks in Tertiary Education (OBIRET), Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico