Centre for the Study of Canadian & International Higher Education

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Welcome to the Centre for the Study of Canadian & International Higher Education (CIHE)

We are dedicated to advancing knowledge, policy, and practice in higher education through innovative research, partnerships, and publications.

Our interdisciplinary team explores the evolving role of institutions, academics, and students in a rapidly changing world, providing insights and solutions to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

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Higher education regionalization (HER), a trend of closer collaboration between higher education actors within their own world region, is gaining increasing momentum in global higher education. The most salient example is the Bologna Process in Europe, resulting in an array of research focusing on Europe. Yet, while HER initiatives are also happening worldwide in Asia, Latin America and Africa, understanding of these regions is limited.
Eric Lavigne
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When it comes to equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDIl), we hear a lot of words, but we don't see so many numbers. Aspirations are expressed, but targets stay unstated and data collection efforts are few and far between.
Cassidy Gong
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The largest and arguably leading global scholarship on the development and functioning of private higher education (PHE) finds that most policy for PHE is privately made and that even public policy for PHE tends to follow "pluralist-market" (and even "laissez-faire" dynamics) more than statist dynamics.

Latest Posts

Regulatory landscape for private career colleges
Canada encouraged massive growth in the enrolment of nternational students for years. In 2023, a record number of international students were welcomed in the country, with approximately 1,040,000 primary, secondary, and post-secondary study permits issued (Government of Canada, 2024).
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Ableism in the Canadian Academy: A National Dialogue
On December 2, the U of T Scarborough hosted the National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities, which focused on “Addressing Ableism, Disability, and Accessibility in Canadian Higher Education”.
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Stephanie Waterman, 2018 Senior Scholar Award from the American College Personnel Association
Professor Stephanie Waterman wins the 2018 Senior Scholar Award from the American College Personnel Association, for the integration of scholarship in the practice of student affairs.
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