AHED will be working in partnership with developed countries’ universities and colleges, their constituent units, and associations and agencies that have an interest in aiding developing countries build capacity in higher education.  

Partners

The Association for Higher Education and Development

Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada

The Association of Registrars of the Universities of Canada was created in 1964 in response to the professional needs of student administrative services personnel in universities. In 1974 the Association’s name was changed to the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada to reflect the increasing role of the colleges in this professional field and in the activities of the Association.

Today ARUCC has approximately 182 member institutions from all regions of Canada. Personnel representing the universities, community colleges and cegeps include registrars, admission directors, student records managers, student services managers and other personnel in the areas of student advisement and counselling, student financial aid and student placement. ARUCC is an Associate Member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and of the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CASE). ARUCC is a regional association of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

The Canadian Association for International Nursing

Huge numbers of Canadian nurses go abroad to work or volunteer in less developed countries every year and contribute to thousands of humanitarian causes; yet despite common values, interest and intentions, we are not well connected with each other. For lack of a structure to bring us together, we have worked in relative isolation. In 2007, CAIN was founded because we recognized this. We believe that by uniting to share our stories, plan and learn together, we can enhance the quality of our work.  By sharing access to preparatory resources, contacts in global health, capacity building and education, and allying ourselves as a group with humanitarian organizations, educational institutions and nursing associations, we can augment the efficiency and effectiveness of our projects.

College and University Retiree Associations of Canada

CURAC is a federation of about 35 Canadian college and university retiree organizations on some sixty campuses that include every province of Canada. Several of the CURAC member organizations are themselves federations of post-secondary retiree associations: the college retiree federations in BC and Ontario, and a federation within the Quebec university system. CURAC represents approximately twenty thousand college and university retirees across Canada.

The goals of CURAC include facilitating communication among college and university retirees; promoting the exchange of ideas on new and evolving models and best practices of retiree benefits and health care; and the support and encouragement of retirees’ continuing professional careers—whether faculty, management, or staff.

Division on Higher Education, UNESCO

Within the education sector, UNESCO promotes higher education in the increasingly knowledge-based present-day society in which education seems to be a key factor for cultural, economic and political development and represents as well a capacity-builder from the inside or a promoter of human rights and sustainable development, democracy, peace and justice.

The Division of Higher Education supports the establishment of sustainable higher education system by:

• Building and strengthening capacities at national level,
• Providing global leadership, concerning teacher training and related policy issues,
• Developing policy options for an educational response to the challenges of the globalization, through research and knowledge sharing,
• Assisting Member states, in planning and developing sustainable policies in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education lifelong learning perspective.

AHED will work in close cooperation with UNESCO’s Division on Higher Education notably through its UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme. This Programme was conceived as a tool to help and support research, training and programme development in higher education. The actions of UNESCO/UNITWIN Programme consist in building university networks and encouraging inter-university cooperation through transfer of knowledge and the exchange of professors/administrators/researchers/students across borders. Today 640 UNESCO Chairs and 62 UNITWIN Networks are established within the UNITWIN Programme, involving over 760 institutions in 125 countries.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Faculty of Medicine is committed to the mission of the University of Montreal: its goal is to be at the forefront of knowledge and to have its central tasks of teaching and service to the community to rest on its active participation in the advancement of knowledge.

In its constituent schools, departments, research centres, and university hospitals, the Faculty of Medicine organizes, coordinates, and puts to work the human and technical resources that are necessary for its triple mission: teaching, research, and the improvement of health. Moreover, it supports the roles of its academic units and encourages their accountability. In addition, it is involved with the planning and coordinating of interfaculty and interuniversity activities and with international cooperation.

The Faculty of Medicine’s most important assets are its professors, researchers, students, and staff. It desires that they acquire, utilize, and transmit Also, it offers its students an academic environment and services to assist them in their education and is always open to learn about their needs and concerns. The Faculty advocates various values in all its activities, including, excellence, autonomy, probity, team work, ethics, the respect of others, and openness to collaboration. The ultimate objective is the well-being and the improvement in the quality of the life of the population.

Institute for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Development research and teaching has never been as strong at McGill as it is today, and this is reflected in the renewed vibrancy of the Institute for Developing-Area Studies. With literally dozens of tenure-stream professors, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working on issues relating to development, development studies has become a core strength of the Faculty of Arts, and an increasingly prominent feature of McGill in general. This renewed interest in development research and teaching builds on the strong foundation that was laid with the establishment of IDAS in 1963 and has allowed the Institute to become one of a few select North American epicenters for development research and teaching, generating impressive levels of original research, establishing new relations with the international development community, and training future generations of researchers, teachers, policymakers and development practitioners.

School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

With our strong international reputation and award-winning faculty and students, the UBC School of Nursing strives to bring excellence in research, scholarship and education to professional nursing practice. Over the course of our almost 90-year-history, we have consistently been recognized for professional, scholarly and academic importance, and have established the reputation as a premier school in the field of nursing. Situated on the beautiful University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, Canada, the UBC School of Nursing is at the forefront of nursing education, practice and research.

School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The School has a record of long-standing service to the professional, academic and Montreal community, since its foundation as the Montreal School of Social Work in 1923. The School’s staff and students have a continued commitment to furthering social justice and equality, as well as excellence in research and teaching.

St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

St. Thomas University is a liberal arts institution whose roots are in the faith and tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. We continue under its sponsorship. We provide an atmosphere hospitable to faith, in which the academic study of the Roman Catholic tradition and the experience of Christian life may be pursued with respect and freedom and where non- Catholic faculty and students are recognized and supported as full and equal participants in the University community.

We are a university primarily concerned with people, ideas, and values. It is an institution with a social conscience. We are united in the belief that women and men of divergent backgrounds and abilities should have an opportunity to learn and practice critical thought and to realize their intellectual potential in an academic setting that is both responsive and stimulating.

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) is a national association of academics interested in the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education.

Its members comprise faculty and teaching and learning resource professionals from institutions of post-secondary education across Canada and beyond.  Founded in 1981, the bilingual STLHE is home to the Educational Developers Caucus and the Council of 3M National Teaching Fellows.

The Society sponsors an annual conference, an electronic bulletin board, a national awards program, and publishes a tri-annual newsletter, Green Guides, and Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching.

Membership in the Society has many benefits, including an annual conference and professional networking opportunities.

Teaching Support Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

The Teaching Support Centre works collaboratively with faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and staff to advance teaching and learning at The University of Western Ontario. We believe that the quality and value of university education is enriched through scholarship and pedagogical reflection. Working in partnership with Western Libraries and Information Technology Services, the mission of the Teaching Support Centre is to:

• lead and foster a culture of excellence in teaching and learning;
• enhance the practice of teaching and learning;
• nurture a community that values and recognizes teaching excellence and innovation;
• encourage the exploration of diverse learning styles and approaches to discovery;
• facilitate the globalization of education;
• contribute to the scholarship of teaching through research.

University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

UPEI is committed to encouraging and fostering critical, creative, and
independent thinking. UPEI’s 200-member faculty provides a rich blend of academic programs in Arts, Science, Business, Education, Nursing and Veterinary Medicine to over 3,500 full- and part-time students. Graduate programs, internship opportunities, and exchange programs are offered.

UPEI received top marks from its graduates for availability of faculty
members, class size, quality of teaching, and for the level of
satisfaction in the investment of time and money in acquiring a UPEI
degree. Every year, the University of Prince Edward Island welcomes
students from around the world and provides them with a unique learning environment – a learning environment that is student-centered and community-oriented.

University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

University education and research by its nature is international. UQAM wishes to provide to its students an education offering that is open to the world and to its cultural diversity. To achieve this goal, it supports the international collaboration of the members of its university community by promoting mobility and in integrating in the activities that it offers on its Montreal campus, a rich international component. This has led UQAM to establish formal agreements with more that one hundred and fifty institutions on five continents, without counting the number of connections created by its membership in various university networks. UQAM’s mission includes service to the community, and in this spirit, it is engaged in projects in the developing world with local organizations and in collaboration with international and Canadian organizations.

Vancouver Island University, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Known as a centre of excellence for teaching, applied research and learning, Vancouver Island University (VIU) is producing quality graduates that are in demand by employers across the country and around the world.

With roots that date back to 1936 when Nanaimo’s first vocational training school opened its doors, VIU shares a rich history and connectedness with its communities.  It is this history and commitment to people that has provided VIU with a solid foundation on which we continue to grow.

VIU has evolved into a dynamic, internationally known university supporting a student population in excess of 18,000 full-and part-time learners, including 1100 international students, over 1000 aboriginal students, and employing over 2,000 faculty and staff.

Through our ongoing evolution and growth, VIU is proud to have contributed to the development of the Vancouver Island culture, social, economic and knowledge base.