2009 ACTI Conference and Annual General Meeting Hosted by Local Chapter Members in Antigua and Barbuda on November 11-13, 2009
ACTI is an Association of Tertiary Educational Institutions in the Caribbean region. The member institutions are Universities, Colleges, Community Colleges, Teacher Training Colleges, National Colleges, State Colleges and Technical Colleges. ACTI aims to create, within the Caribbean region, a learning Society which offers opportunity and strives for quality and harmony in the diverse tertiary education environments.
ACTI comprises of 96 members from 17 different countries.
The Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions Inc will be holding its 19th Annual Conference and General Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda on November 11-13, 2009. The meeting is being hosted by the Local Chapter members comprised of tertiary educational institutions. This year’s conference theme is “Innovation in Tertiary Education”. The strands from which the theme will be developed are as follows:
I. Learning Environment for the 21st Century.
II . Innovative Financing Strategies for Colleges and
Universities in a Shrinking Global Economy.
III . Creative Teaching Strategies: The Caribbean Context.
This year marks the third consecutive year that ACTI annual conference is expanding the conference borders to non-members such as, government delegates from the respective countries in which ACTI members are located, private sector or industry partners and individuals from the social sector.
Many individuals will benefit from this years conference. The opportunity to learn and discuss subject matter relevant to the conference theme, the opportunity to meet individuals within your field or experiencing similar challenges, the opportunity to communicate how your products and services can improve access to education – these are just a few of the many benefits for attendees. A few categories of attendees suggested are listed below for ease of reference.
- Ministers of State with the responsibility for education and social policy
- Senior Civil Servants dealing with Human Development and higher education
- Presidents, chancellors, vice-chancellors, rectors, deans of universities and academic schools from across the region
- Corporate Leaders, companies working with or looking to establish partnership with tertiary education
- Senior university officers with an international or external affairs brief
- Admissions directors, officers and advisers
- Student recruitment directors, officers and advisers
- Student services directors, officers and advisers
- Curriculum developers
- Academics with international linkages and international content in their courses
- Doctoral and research students
- Education ministry officials
- Directors, officers, managers and advisers of national education outreach and promotion bodies
- Careers and education advisers
- Major employer recruitment directors, officers, managers and advisers
- Education agents and consultants
