<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> CONAHEC's 13th North American Higher Education Conference, Houston, April 21-23, 2010 at Rice University
 
 
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About the Conference


Join leaders and practitioners of higher education, business, government and students at Rice University in the city of Houston, Texas for CONAHEC’s 13th North American Higher Education Conference!

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North Americans share many historical, cultural, and linguistic bonds and have many common issues to face. Since the signing of NAFTA, our region has become the largest trading block in the world, inextricably linked by growing economic ties. Leaders in North America recognize that regional and individual community prosperity depends largely on the global competencies of our future professionals -- today's students.

A decade and a half into NAFTA, it is evident that our region must develop stronger, more productive and more resilient linkages both internally and with other world regions. Governmental and educational leaders acknowledge that higher education institutions in North America must be more proactive in offering students opportunities to gain international expertise by becoming more internationally oriented while simultaneously strengthening local connections in their teaching, research and public service functions. Higher education has an important role to play in strengthening North America and connecting it with the rest of the world.

Together, we will promote the North American higher education collaborative agenda for the new political, economic and educational context in which we live today. We will focus on:

  1. Further improving mechanisms to promote quality assurance and mutual recognition of courses and degrees in North America and beyond
  2. Identifying current challenges and opportunities in North American higher education
  3. Sharing best practices in efforts to internationalize institutions and their curricula, while maintaining and strengthening local institutional connections
  4. Comparing experiences in developing, implementing and promoting student exchange programs in other regions
  5. Fostering a more active participation between institutions, governments and the business sector in international education and collaboration

Concurrent sessions will showcase strategies and best practices in areas such as:

  • Promoting and strengthening North American studies across the continent and beyond
  • Student and faculty mobility
  • Professional mobility and market needs
  • International higher education and local economic development
  • Providing international experience to those unable to leave their home country

Conference highlights will include:

  • Overviews by top-level officials representing higher education, government and business regarding key issues confronting North America
  • Working group sessions
  • Structured networking exercises to meet North American collaborative project partners from key institutions
  • A gala evening celebration honoring individuals who have contributed to higher education collaboration in North America
  • Joint sessions with the Student Organization of North America (SONA).


The 13th North American Higher Education Conference is organized by the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration. CONAHEC is a tri-national consortium linking higher education institutions in North America.

Our co-conveners are:

CONAHEC is fortunate to benefit from the assistance of one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. Our host for this exciting event is:

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Display of Literature

A publications table will be available for participants to display promotional materials relevant to the conference. Space is limited. You may send your brochures to yourself at the hotel prior to the conference or bring them with you.