Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

OPENING PLENARY – OCTOBER 23 – 9:00-10:00

Hubs of Knowledge and Innovation: Synergies for Development

This inaugural plenary session, organized in the form of a discussion panel, will bring together ministers of education and high level representatives from different regions to share with the audience the different ways in which higher education promotes innovation and contributes to building a more equitable and sustainable future.

Panelists

Min. María Victoria Angulo, Minister of National Education and Honorary President CAEI Colombia-2019, Colombia

Min. Michael S. Browne, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Antigua and Barbuda and President of the Inter-American Commission of Education (CIE), Organization of American States (OAS)

Min. Alejandrina Germán, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dominican Republic

(M) Dr. José Antonio Ocampo, Co-Director, Bank of the Republic, Colombia

 

PLENARY SESSION – OCTOBER 24 – 8:30-10:00

Engaged Universities: Innovation for Development

This plenary panel will bring together Presidents of internationally recognized institutions to engage in a conversation about the importance of advancing scientific research and technical expertise to address the most compelling challenges of our time and make transcendent contributions to the development of our communities.

Panelists

Marcelo Knobel, Rector, Universidade de Campinas, Brazil

Andrew Petter, President, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Ennio Vivaldi, Rector, Universidad de Chile, Chile

Maritza Rondón, Rector, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Colombia

(M) David Julien, Executive Director, Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (OUI-IOHE), Canada

 

PLENARY SESSION – OCTOBER 25 – 8:30-10:00

Multilateral Organizations: Building Synergies for Development in the Americas

During this Plenary Session representatives of various continental and international organizations will address the ways in which their respective organizations advocate for higher-education institutions from all over the world to align their strategies and academic activities to the advancement of our shared development goals.

Panelists

Francesc Pedró, Director, International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC-UNESCO)

Jesús Giacoman, Director, Department of Human Development, Education, and Employment, Organization of American States (OAS)

Ángel Martín, Regional Director, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (OEI)

(M) Jean-Paul de Gaudemar, Rector, Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF)

October 23 (13:30 – 15:00)

I. International Partnerships: Strengthening Hubs.

SPEAKERS

Hans de Wit, Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA

Anthony Koliha, Director, Office of Global Educational Programs, USA Department of State, USA

Chen Jianguo, Vice-President, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China

(M) Jamil Salmi, Specialist in International Education, Colombia

 

II. Support Innovation. Promote Development.

SPEAKERS

Aronita Rosenblatt, Diretora de Inovação, Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE), Brasil

Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist, The Québec Research Funds, Canada

Diego Hernández, Director General, Colciencias, Colombia

(M) Brent Herbert-Copley, Executive Vice-President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada , Canada

 

III. Women Redesigning Higher Education and their Influence in Educational Public Policy.

SPEAKERS

Sylvia Díaz, Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Mexico

Guadalupe Ibarra, Rector, Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa, Mexico

Carmen López-Portillo, Rector, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico

Silvia Giorguli, President, El Colegio de México, Mexico

(M) Sara Ladrón de Guevara, Rector, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

 

IV. Building a Port Education Hub in Barcelona.

SPEAKERS

Àngel Tarriño, Project Manager, Fundació BCN Formación Profesional, Spain

Pedro Arellano, Deputy Director General and Corporate Development of the Port of Barcelona, Spain

Jordi Castillo, Secretary General of the European VET Mobility Network, Spain

Carmen Sánchez, HR Director, MB92, Spain

Jordi Berenguer-Sau, Vice-rector of Knowledge Transfer and Innovation, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya – Barcelona Tech, Spain

(M) Neus Pons Pena, Director, Fundació BCN Formación Profesional, Spain

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October 24 (13:30 – 15:00)

I. Bogotá, Hub of knowledge and innovation: The Bet of a City and its Region.

SPEAKERS

Enrique Romero, Regional Director, Capital District, National Training Service (SENA), Colombia

Claudia Puentes, Secretaría de Educación de Bogotá Distrito Capital, Colombia

Úrsula Ablanque, Gerente General, Empresa de Renovación y Desarrollo Urbano de Bogotá (ERU), Colombia

Adriana Padilla, Director, Creative and Cultural Industries, Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá (CCB), Colombia

(M) Mónica Ramírez, Director, Bronx Creative District, Colombia

 

II. Megatrends and Educational Transformation.

SPEAKERS

Delfina Veiravé, Rector, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste and OUI-IOHE Vice-President for Southern Cone, Argentina

Philip Steenkamp, President and Vice-Chancellor, Royal Roads University, Canada

Alejandro Cheyne, Rector, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia

Aldo Valle, Universidad de Valparaíso and Vice-President of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), Chile

(M) Ann Mason, NAFSA Board Member and Founder, Mason Education Group, Colombia

 

III. Engineering 2030: Innovation for Chile’s Future.

SPEAKERS

Jorge Yutronic, SYN Consultores, Chile

Cristian Bornhardt, Director of the MacroFaculty of Engineering Project (Universidad de La Frontera, Universidad de Talca, Universidad del Bío Bío), Chile

Fernando Vargas, Specialist in Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, Inter-American Development Bank, Colombia

Lueny Morell, INNOVAHiEd, Puerto Rico

(M) Oscar Garrido, Rector, Universidad de los Lagos, Chile

 

IV. Refugees: A Shared Responsibility. Lessons from Europe and Latin America.

SPEAKERS

Marina Malgina, Head of Section for Recognition of Refugees’ Qualifications, Norwegian Agency for QA in Education (NOKUT) / Norwegian ENIC-NARIC, Norway

Hannah Cazzetta, Academic Advisor, Salve Regina University, USA

Camilo Forero, Director, Departament of Global Initiatives, Fundación Juan N. Corpas, Colombia

Josef Merkx, Director, United Nations High-Commission on Refugees, Colombia

(M) Sabine Pendl, Director of International Relations, University of Graz and President of the European Association for International Education (EAIE), Austria

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October 25 (13:30 – 15:00)

I. Technical and Professional Education: Training for Innovation.

SPEAKERS

Farid Figueroa, Director of Professional Training, National Training Service (SENA), Colombia

Francis Brown, Director of International Relations, Federation de Cegeps, Canada

Jerônimo Rodrigues da Silva, Rector, Instituto Federal de Goiás and President of CONIF, Brazil

Carol Fimmen, Director International, College of Southern Nevada, USA

(M) Hernán Chaves, Rector, Universidad Tecnológica de Bogotá, President ACIET and Member of the EIESTEC Council, Colombia

 

II. Urban Champions: A New Vision for the Future.

SPEAKERS

Juanita Rodríguez, Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, Universidad EAN, Colombia

Courtney Falato, Smart Cities Relationship Director, The Ohio State University, USA

Andrés Barba, Director of International Development, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, México

Guillermo Castro, Executive Counsel, Fundación Ciudad del Saber, Panama

(M) Michael Woodbridge, Manager-Research Programs, NewCities Foundation, Canada

 

III. Education and Inclusion: Ensuring Access to an Equitable Future.

SPEAKERS

Sharon Hobenshield, Director of Aboriginal Education, Vancouver Island University, Canada

Álvaro Pop, Secretary, Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC), Bolivia

Constanza Tolosa, Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

(M) Pamela Aguirre, Member of the Andean Parliament, Ecuador

CONFERENCE SUBTHEMES

The CAIE Colombia-2019 conference subthemes are:

– Research and Knowledge Transfer: Innovation for Development
– Redesigning Higher Education: Learning for Innovation
– International Partnerships: Platform for Sustainability
– Social Synergies: Sustainability, Equity and Inclusion

PARALLEL SESSIONS: OCTOBER 23

Block 1:

1. Una Misión Emprendedora: Creando ecosistemas de innovación y transferencia para el desarrollo regional. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3)
2. International Alliances : Advancing Societal Development for a Sustainable Future. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
3. Comprehensive Engagement to Internationalization: The Case of West Virginia University. (Presentation)
4. Estrategias para el Desarrollo de Proyectos Locales e Internacionales en Ciencias de la Salud: Un Enfoque Colaborativo e Interdisciplinario de la Investigación y la Enseñanza.(Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3)
5. Using Rankings Information Strategically (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
6. Creating Regional Innovative and Sustainable Higher Education Partnerships in the Americas.
7. REALCE, Red de colaboración en Conocimiento, Educación e Innovación. (Presentation)
8. La Agenda de Educación Superior en las Américas. Una Mesa Redonda con los dirigentes de ASCUN, ANUIES, CIN, CRUB y CRUCH. (Presentation)
9. Learning for Innovation through Inclusion and Respect.

Download here the programming of the parallel sessions for October 23, 11h00

Block 2:

1. Canada: Your Partner in Education.
2. Modelo teórico y herramientas metodológicas  para la internacionalización del currículo. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
3. Accelerating Talents: Collaborative Strategies of the City of Montreal. (Presentation)
4. Construyendo Alianzas Estratégicas Interregionales: Las propuestas de FAP-ALCUE y CONAHEC. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4, Presentation 5)
5. Plataforma para Evaluar el Compromiso de las Universidades con los Objetivos de Desarollo Sostenible. (Presentation)
6. Innovación Social, Compromiso y Sinergia en una Universidad Multicampus. (Presentation)
7. Políticas Públicas y Aseguramiento de la Calidad: Canadá, Argentina y Chile. (Presentation)
8. Higher Education and its incidence on Equity, Inclusion and Justice. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)

PARALLEL SESSIONS: OCTOBER 24

Block 1:

1. Leaders in Action: Celebrating 10 Years of ELAP. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3)
2. English and Internationalization: Successful Partnerships bridging Canada and Latin America. (Presentation)
3. Diálogos para el Desarrollo: Iniciativas Interdisciplinarias y la Contribución de los Territorios. (Presentation)
4. Strategic Partnerships for Knowledge and Innovation Hubs:  Examples from North America.
5. Internacionalización en el Caribe: Un Mar de Oportunidades. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
6. Sistema Académico Integrado en Universidades Multicampus, en el marco de la pertinencia, la calidad y la innovación. (Presentation)
7. La Universidad Católica de Colombia: Equidad y Responsabilidad Social.
8. Impacto de la Educación Superior y la Internacionalización Inclusiva. Estrategias y Buenas Prácticas. (Presentation)

Download here the programming of the parallel sessions for October 24, 11h00

Block 2:

1. International Partnerships within the Pacific Alliance: Building Sustainable Capacity in the Extractive Industries.
2. Flipping it Sideways: A Co-Construction of Horizontal International Partnerships. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3)
3. Platforms for Sustainable International Cooperation: Good Practices from Colombia and Quebec. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
4. La Universidad: articuladora de alianzas intersectoriales para el desarrollo humano y sostenible de la región.
5. Student-led Internationalization: New Approaches from Brazil and Switzerland. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
6. Educación transformadora para el fomento de la mentalidad emprendedora del siglo XXI: organizaciones orientadas a un propósito y gestión humanística. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
7. Impacto y sociedad: Innovación centrada en la apropiación social del conocimiento. (Presentation)
8. Crear sinergias para el desarrollo regional sostenible a través de la colaboración institucional. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3)

PARALLEL SESSIONS: OCTOBER 25

1. Bilan et perspectives de la Conférence des Recteurs latino-américains (CRULA) membres du réseau mondial de l’Agence universitaires de la Francophonie. (Presentation)
2. English and Internationalization: Successful Partnerships bridging Canada and Latin America.
3. International Initiatives through European Collaboration: The case of RIESAL and INNOVAT.
4. Alianzas Internacionales: Modelos de Colaboración y Estrategias de Éxito. (Presentation 1 & Presentation 2)
5. Strategies and practices in innovation in the higher education sector of China. (Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4)
6. Diseñando Instituciones para la Innovación, la Cooperación y la Sustentabilidad: Casos de Brasil, Canadá y México. (Presentation 1, Presenation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4)
7. La UMNG: Responsabilidad Social y Compromiso Comunitario.
8. Polos de Conocimiento e Innovación: Sinergias para el Desarrollo de Colombia 2019.
9. Liderazgo de la Transformación Digital de las Universidades. (Presentation)