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Vice-President’s Report – Canada Region
60th IOHE Board of Directors Meeting
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
October 9 and 10, 2008
1. ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS
 HOSTING AND PROVIDING WORK SPACES FOR THE IOHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE
IOHE ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE
(ÉTS), SUMMER 2008.
 SUPPORT PROVIDED TO GENERAL SECRETARIAT IN ORGANIZING MEETING OF PROGRAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR USE OF NEW IOHE WEBSITE FOR
PROGRAM MEMBERS – MONTREAL, MID-AUGUST 2008, AT ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE
SUPÉRIEURE AND UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL.
 FOLLOW UP OF THE ASOCIACIÓN DE INSTITUCIONES DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR TECNOLÓGICA
DE AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE (AIESTALC) MEETING HELD AT ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE
SUPÉRIEURE IN JUNE 2007 – POSSIBILITY OF SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SECRETARIAT
OF STATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SEESC YT) OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO WELCOME GRADUATE STUDENTS AT ÉTS.
 SUPPORTIVE UNIVERSITIES (SOLIDARIAS): ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE, SUMMER
2008.
 ORGANIZATION OF 60 TH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WITH GENERAL SECRETARIAT AT
ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE.
 SUPPORT PROVIDED TO GENERAL SECRETARIAT TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS AND DO
FOLLOW-UP WORK FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS ATTENDING
THE 42ND ANNUAL CANADIAN BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (CBIE) CONFERENCE
IN SAINT JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2008.
2. IOHE SITUATION IN THE CANADA REGION
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A. MEMBERSHIP
 26 MEMBERS (2 WITHDRAWALS REQUESTED IN 2007)
 24 MEMBERS UP-TO-DATE WITH MEMBERSHIP FEE PAYMENTS IN 2008 (92%)
 2007 UNPAID MEMBERSHIP FEES WERE FULLY RECOVERED
 BY DECEMBER 31, 2008 WE ARE EXPECTING TO HAVE FULLY RECOVERED 2008
UNPAID MEMBERSHIP FEES
B. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS
 IGLU
o PRACTICUM (PASANTÍA) AT UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA – FALL 2008
O PRACTICUM AT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA – 2009
O PRACTICUM AT ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIURE – 2009
O PRACTICUM AT UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE – 2009
O PRACTICUM AT UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL – 2009
 COLAM
o INTER-AMERICAN TRAINING NETWORK ON LANGUAGE TRAINING –
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
o INTER-AMERICAN TRAINING NETWORK ON INTERNATIONALIZATION OF
HIGHER EDUCATION – UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA AND UNIVERSITÉ DE
MONTRÉAL
o INTER-AMERICAN TRAINING NETWORK ON TEACHER TRAINING (RIFOMA)
– MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MINEDUC) OF CHILE AND UNIVERSITÉ DE
MONTRÉAL
o INTER-AMERICAN TRAINING NETWORK ON TEACHER TRAINING – NETWORK
MEETING TO BE SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN
HELD IN
OCTOBER 2008 – UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL AND THOMPSON RIVERS
UNIVERSITY (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
o PHD IN EDUCATION (2 ND
GROUP) – UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
C. NEEDS
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 SUPPORT TO UPDATE CANADIAN VICE-PRESIDENCY’S WEBPAGE.
 SETTING REALISTIC GOALS.
3. REGIONAL PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR 2009
 IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH CANADIAN MEMBER UNIVERSITIES.
 STRENGTHEN AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF CANADIAN MEMBER UNIVERSITIES IN
IOHE ACTIVITIES.
 GET NON-QUEBEC UNIVERSITIES MORE INVOLVED IN IOHE ACTIVITIES.
 WORK WITH IOHE FUNDING COMMITTEE.
 4 REQUESTS/PROPOSALS PRESENTED DURING THIS MEETING BY THE IOHE PRESIDENT
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
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