Overview
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 98 members from 20 different countries.
The Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions Inc will be holding its 21st Annual Conference and General Meeting in Grenada on November 9-11, 2011. The meeting is being hosted by the T. A. Marryshow Community College and St. George’s University.
This year’s conference theme is “Austerity Measures and Higher Education: Programmes, Policies, Practices and Student Services”. The Sub-themes are:
Student Services
1. Tertiary Education for the Real World:
a. Personal and Institutional Financial Fitness.
b. Meeting Health Challenges: Physical, Psychological, Social
and Spiritual Fitness.
c. Development of Independent Thinkers in a “Cut and Paste”
World.
d. Nurturing the “Inner You” of our Students.
2. Discussion of Health and Equality.
3. Impact of the Social Network Media on Tertiary Education in the Caribbean.
Programmes
4. Innovation in Education for Caribbean Tertiary Institutions.
5. Benefits of Aligning Curricula to the Workplace.
Policies and Practices
6. Development of a Regional Tertiary Education System.
7. Higher Education: Strategies for Recovery from the Economic Recession.
Many individuals will benefit from this year’s 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
