Goals & Purpose
- Implement short-term programs that target specific professional development needs of higher education faculty, staff, and administrators
- Provide advanced degree training for individual faculty, staff, and administrators from Belizean institutions
- Address institutional resource needs related to technology, libraries, laboratories
- Address curriculum development needs of all COBEC institutions, including programs such as internationalizing the curriculum and area studies
- Develop programs that address student needs related to academic advisement and student support services
- Organize a clearinghouse for donations of equipment and educational materials to Belizean institutions
- Participate in the development of quality assurance initiatives for Belizean institutions
- Broaden the base of Belizean institutions engaged in COBEC-sponsored activities
- Pursue active research agendas involving Belizean and non-Belizean faculty, administrators, and students
- Work with ATLIB to conduct needs assessment
- Strengthen collaboration among all COBEC institutions
- Assist Belizean institutions in meeting accreditation criteria
- Facilitate the forging of articulation agreements between Belizean and non-Belizean member institutions
- Formally assess the impact of scholarship support by non-Belizean institutions on the achievement of staff development goals of Belizean institutions
- Develop programs and processes to increase the number and effectiveness of academic exchange of students, faculty, and staff of COBEC member institutions
- Identify and develop sources of financial aid for Belizean students studying at non-Belizean member institutions
- Organize study abroad programs, service learning opportunities, and internship experiences for students from both Belizean and non-Belizean member institutions
- Develop curricular and co-curricular programs and activities at non-Belizean institutions on aspects of Belizean culture, history, and society, using professional resources available through Belizean member institutions
as a Mechanism For Meeting Higher Education Needs in Belize and Internationalizing Member Institutions
- Design and implement a strategy for obtaining grant funding to support COBEC projects in Belize
- Achieve a wider geographic and national representation among non-Belizean members
- Increase the number of two-year institutions among the non-Belizean membership.
- Develop effective communication and marketing tools, including a website and brochure, to increase the visibility of COBEC among tertiary-level institutions and interested constituencies beyond the COBEC membership
- Create a COBEC secretariat to provide administrative support for COBEC activities
- Initiate a center or institute to serve as a facilitating entity for COBEC activities
- Establish and maintain a program for archiving COBEC materials
- Generate additional interest and investment in COBEC in Belize and within each non-Belizean institution
