STRATEGIC GUIDELINES: IOHE PLAN OF ACTION 2011-2016Inter-American Organization for Higher EducationIOHE_6cf6565a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aSince its foundation in 1979, the Inter-American Organization for Higher Education (IOHE) has been an essential space for discussion and integration of agendas for higher education in the Americas.I. IOHE is known for its Inter-American leadership and contribution in the recognition of the social responsibility of higher education as a “public good”, namely that which fosters the creation of inter-university higher education areas in the Americas and promotes strategic alliances with international and regional organisms, governmental bodies, and representatives from the civil society and the private sector.
II. IOHE will strengthen and diversify its various modalities to promote inter-university collaboration by developing, consolidating and providing innovation to its programs based on the principles of pertinence, efficiency, transparency and quality. These are set within an Inter-American framework and characterized by improved cultural understanding and consensual agreement in the Americas.
III. IOHE will be provided with a system of governance that responds to its inter-American and inter-cultural nature, which will be accompanied by a transparent strategy of academic, technological and financial sustainability._6cf6595c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aTo strengthen higher education’s contribution to sustainable development, improve intercultural understanding, and facilitate the integration of the people of the Americas by consolidating IOHE programs through the building, development, and creation of innovative inter-university collaboration areas among members and the forming of linkages with strategic partners from other regions within a collaborative framework._6cf65ac4-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aQualityTHE QUALITY of university “products”: training, research and service to society.InnovationPEDAGOGICAL, MANAGERIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, that is, the development of teaching and learning models adapted to the students’ needs, the continuous assessment of programs; management by results, and the usage of new technologies.SolidaritySOLIDARITY- First with the environment: each higher education institution needs to be inextricably linked to its surroundings. Second, solidarity with institutions to establish collaboration networks: all universities (both public and private) are agents of promoting education as a public good.ParticipationPARTICIPATION in the governing body of the university, i.e. with all its “natural actors”: the environment, students, professors and the key decision makers.ProgramsDevelop, strengthen, provide innovation, and generate new initiatives to accomplish its mission._6cf65b82-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIINNOVATION OF ITS PROGRAMS: FOR COLLABORATION AND TRAINING OF HEI HUMAN CAPITAL --
IOHE develops, strengthens, provides innovation, and generates new initiatives to accomplish its mission.LeadersCreate leaders for the management and development of higher education in the region, i.e. within the framework of the new dimensions of the Institute for University Management and Leadership (IGLU-LíderES)._6cf65c36-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aI.1CAMPUS and COLAMDevelop and Consolidate CAMPUS and COLAM programs._6cf65d1c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aI.2Membership Transformation and InnovationSupport, link and promote the membership transformation and innovation initiatives by means of IGLU, CAMPUS and COLAM programs._6cf65dda-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aI.3Human Resources TrainingDevelop an extensive Inter-American Human Resources Training Program for the themes linked with the field of “Innovation”._6cf65ea2-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aI.4Experiences and Pedagogical ModelsDevelop and implement common areas for the exchange of experiences and innovative pedagogical models._6cf6600a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aI.5Culture of InnovationPromote the creation of joint mechanisms to stimulate the development of a culture of innovation._6cf660dc-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIIINNOVATION FOR LINKAGES AND DEVELOPMENT --
IOHE promotes the creation of joint mechanisms to stimulate the development of a culture of innovation at HEI, which enables it to expand and perfect its interactions with society and accomplish its objectives of quality, pertinence, accreditation and linkages, thus responding to the needs of the social environment.ConvergencePromote the creation of a common space of convergence about the thematic areas linked with “innovation” among the key actors of higher education, and the public, private, civil and social sectors of the “Americas”._6cf661b8-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.1LinkagesSupport linkages among research and innovation systems of countries in the Americas- to develop collaboration programs that are pertinent to society and also relevant, i.e. for local, regional and Inter-American development, which are based on knowledge management tools._6cf66294-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.2Technology ParksCreate the Inter-American Network of Technology Parks._6cf6637a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.3Centres of Excellence for Innovation, Science and TechnologyCreate the Inter-American Network of Centres of Excellence for Innovation, Science and Technology concerning themes such as the environment, sustainable environment, health sciences, telecommunications, information technology, transport and alternative energies._6cf6646a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.4Technology Transfer Offices and Nuclei of Technological InnovationCreate the Inter-American Network of Technology Transfer Offices and Nuclei of Technological Innovation (NIT/OTT) to share successful models of innovation management._6cf6655a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.5Network of Assessment in InnovationCreate the Inter-American Network of Assessment in Innovation for inclusion, training and the mobilization of international experts in the assessment of innovation projects, as well as the development of an Inter-American map of indicators for project assessment._6cf6665e-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.6Consortium of Advanced NetworksStrengthen collaboration with the Latin American Consortium of Advanced Networks (CLARA)._6cf66762-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aII.7Latin American Consortium of Advanced Networks (CLARA)Common Areas of Higher EducationConsolidate, articulate and develop mechanisms for the development of common Inter-American areas in the Americas._6cf66870-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIIICOMMON AREAS OF HIGHER EDUCATION --
IOHE consolidates, articulates and develops mechanisms for the development of common Inter-American areas in the Americas.Modalities of InteractionTo creatively innovate the framework for different modalities of interaction among networks from a knowledge management perspective, so as to consolidate, generate and maximize the potential of a multiple effect of existing academic networks for training and quality, as well as for sharing human, technological and information resources, by means of a “network of networks” information and communications system._6cf66988-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.1COLAMTo consolidate and establish an innovative Inter-American Common Area of Academic Networks that are created and supported by COLAM._6cf66ab4-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.2CollaborationTo strengthen collaboration with other networks and initiatives in general._6cf66be0-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.3AlliancesTo promote, establish and strengthen alliances with national and regional organizations with the aim of elaborating a joint process of formal mechanisms for the recognition and harmonization of studies and to lay the building blocks for the development of a common framework of qualifications that facilitate the creation of common spaces of higher education in the Americas._6cf66d16-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.4ELES/ENLACESTo reinforce and promote the ELES/ENLACES actions: the Latin American and Caribbean Common Area of Higher Education._6cf66e4c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.5IESALC and the OASTo support IESALC and the OAS at the respective summits of heads of state and government of the Americas, especially summits related to education, innovation, science and technology, and the proposals of formal mechanisms for the creation of common inter-university areas._6cf66f8c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.6SystematizationTo systematize the experience of university organizations and of specific collaboration groups concerning existing common areas of higher education in the Americas._6cf670e0-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIII.7InternationalizationConstruct an Inter-American Common Area that promotes the internationalization of Higher Education._6cf67234-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIVINTERNATIONALIZATION --
IOHE seeks to construct an Inter-American Common Area that promotes the internationalization of Higher Education among its members and also its other strategic allies.InternationalizationSupport the creation of a common area for the “Internationalization of higher education in the Americas”._6cf67392-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIV.Mobility and Academic ExchangeStrengthen mobility and academic exchange on a student, professor and research level, as well as among university leaders in the Americas._6cf674fa-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIV.2StudentsProfessorsResearchersAcademic MobilityPromote and consolidate inter-institutional academic mobility via the participation of all the regions of IOHE._6cf67662-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIV.3Inter-American CollaborationBe equipped with a portal for Inter-American collaboration – to help obtain the required information for programs on academic and student mobility and university management._6cf677de-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aIV.4Policies[Implement] policies, strategies and transparent mechanisms that enable the organization to consolidate its academic, financial and technological viability._6cf67964-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVGOVERNANCE --
IOHE has policies, strategies and transparent mechanisms that enable the organization to consolidate its academic, financial and technological viability.MembershipDiversify and expand the membership based to incorporate institutions from countries that have not joined the organization or those that have maintained a limited participation in IOHE._6cf67b4e-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aV.1Organizational FrameworkProvide an organizational framework that responds to the new dimensions of the strategic guidelines of IOHE._6cf67ce8-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aV.2Evaluation and RenewalProvide a system for the evaluation and renewal of the initiatives of IOHE programs, as well its executive bodies._6cf67e8c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aV.3Finance Guidelines and ProposalsConsolidate the guidelines and the proposals of the Finance Committee, which are established within a context of transparency and accountability for the bodies and programs of IOHE._6cf6803a-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aV.4Technological ViabilityConsolidate and adapt the strategies and the mechanisms that have been implemented to guarantee the technological viability of IOHE._6cf681f2-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aV.5VisibilityEstablish strategies and tools that guarantee visibility in the common areas of the Americas._6cf683b4-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVIVISIBILITY --
IOHE establishes the strategies and tools that guarantee its visibility in the common areas of the Americas.PositioningStrengthen the positioning of IOHE as the main INTER-AMERICAN university organization._6cf6856c-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVI.1Affiliated MembersIncorporate the different categories of affiliated members based on the aggregate value that each member of IOHE represents._6cf6872e-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVI.2Communication, Information and Public RelationsAdapt the communication, information and public relations policies by responding to the new strategic guidelines._6cf68904-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVI.3Corporate ImageReinforce the “Corporate Image” of IOHE._6cf68ab2-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVI.4Knowledge ManagementProvide members with a series of knowledge management tools within the framework of a common interactive space, which enables the exchange and dissemination of information._6cf68cba-2935-11e1-82b4-cc247a64ea2aVI.52011-12-17OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net