Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

1.1 The competition is open to all Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) members*

1.2 The competition will have two modalities: The presentation of research results and the presentation of case studies addressing the central theme and the sub-themes of the MEIN Award 2024. For both modalities, the education innovation must be in place at the time of submission.

1.3 The competition will take place in two stages: The presentation of abstracts (Stage 1), during which a short list of research projects and case studies will be selected, with the authors invited to submit a complete detailed proposal and to present before an international jury (Stage 2).

1.4 Abstracts and full papers can be submitted in one of the four official IOHE languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese or English.

1.5 The Jury will select the three best projects presented (research or case studies). In addition, the Jury can award Honorable Mentions to those judged relevant as to their quality and impact in relation to the objectives of the Award.

1.6 Two electronic publications will be produced with all of the works presented to the International Jury: A book with the results of the selected research projects, which will undergo external peer review, and a dissemination book containing the case studies gathering innovative practices.

1.7 Participation in the 5^th Edition of the MEIN Award does not entail any registration fees for the participating HEIs.

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*To find out if your HEI is a member of the IOHE, you can consult the following page:

https://oui-iohe.org/en/members-oui/

The research or case studies must focus on one of the following thematic areas in connection with the main theme of the call “The use of artificial intelligence in higher education: Strategies, successes and challenges”:

 2.1 Use of artificial intelligence for learning

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• The use of artificial intelligence in order to improve student learning.
• Classroom projects where students direct their own processes.
• Software or application development carried out by students.

2.2 Use of artificial intelligence for teaching

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• Innovative teaching practices based on artificial intelligence
• Use of artificial intelligence for health education.
• Use of artificial intelligence for specific didactical purposes in any discipline.
• ChatGPT or other applications deployed in the classroom.

2.3 Artificial intelligence and institutional development in HEIs

We are interested in proposals that address topics such as:

• Educational evaluation based on artificial intelligence.
• Developments that facilitate institutional management thanks to artificial intelligence.
• Platforms: Online learning platforms (Learning Management System, LMS) with artificial intelligence.

3.1 The abstracts submitted for Stage 1 of the competition will be judged according to the following criteria:

a)  The project abstracts must include the following elements: Title, context of the research, justification of the problem, research question, objective(s), method or methodology, main results and conclusions. The maximum length is 350 words and it is not necessary to include bibliographic references.

b) Abstracts for case studies that report on innovative practices must include: Title, context of the experiment, solved need, objectives, methodological aspects, evaluation and results of the experiment and conclusions. The maximum length is 350 words and it is not necessary to include bibliographic references.

3.2 Proposals selected for Stage 2 will receive instructions for the submission and evaluation of the complete proposal.

The proposal abstracts must be submitted via the following form https://forms.gle/LduBCBPj9DWvhbud7 at the latest by May 24, 2024 at 23:59, Montreal time, Canada (UTC/GMT – 4 hours).

The winning projects will receive the following prizes:

a) FIRST PLACE will be awarded:

• A round-trip ticket to attend the next edition of the Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAEI-2025), to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica from October 15, 16 and 17, 2025.
• 3 nights hotel accommodation to attend CAEI.
• 3 free registrations to CAEI.

 

b) SECOND PLACE will be awarded:

• 2 free registrations to CAEI.

 

c) THIRD PLACE will be awarded:

• 1 free registrations to CAEI.

Activity	Term
Abstract submission	May 24, 2024
Selection of abstracts	June 30, 2024
Submission of completed works	August 30, 2024
Competition in front of the Jury	September 23-25, 2024
Publication of competition results	October 1st , 2024
Academic publication of submitted papers	December 15, 2024