association of canadian community colleges
association des colleges communautaires du canada
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Willowdale, M2N 577 Ontario
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College Canada '75, or to give it its full title, the 5th Annual Meeting of the
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, set for Vancouver, B,C, in early November,
will also be the focal point for an international assembly attended by upwards of 100
high level educators from all over the world.

The International Assembly on Education for Development: Focus on Community-
Based, Short-Cycle Higher Education will take place at the Hotel Vancouver, November
7-12, and will tie in directly with the ACCC meeting, which runs November 9-12 also at
the Hotel Vancouver,

The International Assembly is being sponsored jointly by the ACCC and American
Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) and is being held in response to
requests from many nations interested in exchanging ideas and information on education
for development,

It was made clear at the annual meetings of the AACJC held in Washington, D.C.
in 1974 and Seattle earlier this year thata need existed for a worldwide update on the
development of post-secondary education options and technology, Itis felt that the
Vancouver assembly will provide unusually effective opportunities for delegates to discuss
mutual problems and concerns with individuals from many different countries,

The development of the human resources that are essential to economic progress
is a concern of all nations and especially their Ministries of Education and the invitations
to attend and take part in the assembly were sent out to selected government officials and
educators in more than 100 different countries,

The logistics involved in organizing an assembly of this scope are substantial
and the Cultural Affairs Office of the U.S, Department of State has played a major role in
contacting potential delegates through diplomatic channels, Among the first countries to
accept the invitation to come to Vancouver were Burma and Bulgaria with Iceland indicating
that it too would be represented.

The objectives of the assembly will be to provide and secure current information

on the status of community-based, short-cycle higher education; to study problems and
solutions in planning, implementation and operation in this area of education and to

explore and develop a mechanism for a continuing exchange of information.

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