CQAIE

THE CENTER monitors issues of quality and scope of higher education which crosses borders.
The global marketplace and new technology are contributing to the rapid globalization of higher education. Today's professional workforce is drawn from institutions of higher education which have internationalized and produce globally prepared graduates. As in other countries,

U.S.

higher education is exporting campuses and programs at an increasing rate, and the large student market provided by the

U.S.

is drawing foreign institutions of higher education to reside within its borders. Available globally through both higher education and the corporate sectors, transnational education can be found in multiple forms, ranging from electronic (virtual) to traditional on-site instruction and training programs. Issues of quality, purpose and responsibility abound in this borderless
educational arena.

Responsive to these issues, THE CENTER participates in international dialogue (such as the process which created the UNESCO-OECD Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Education; sponsors periodic national, regional and international meetings either alone or in cooperation with accrediting bodies, national associations, governmental agencies or institutions. These gatherings range in purpose, including but not limited to:

THE CENTER convenes special meetings such as the 2007 Trans-Atlantic Dialogue, a meeting
in Toronto of national quality assurance and accreditation agencies of Europe, the

United States

and

Canada

. The first of these meetings was held a decade prior in Paris.

Further, THE CENTER makes available publications related to these issues, the most popular
being:

(done jointly with The College Board)

In 1999, THE CENTER initiated the formation of the (NCITE), a membership organization. NCITE is a collective voice on trade issues for U.S. higher education and training and advises the U.S. government in its negotiations.