Mr. Norman Damaren, President of INFOworks Educational Services Inc. has been selected by the Conference Planning Committee of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) to present a paper at the 43rd Annual CBIE Conference to be held November 8-11 at the Westin Harbour Castle hotel in Toronto, Ontario. His topic for the session will be: Sino-Canadian Tri-Level Affiliated Universities, Colleges & Secondary Schools Transfer Credit Pilot Project in Ontario & Fujian Province, China.

Mr. Jiuyuan Zhang, Secretary-General, Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange/Fujian Provincial Department of Education with whom INFOworks has partnered in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, has agreed to participate in the session as a co-presenter.

Pilot Project Background & Rationale

The Sino-Canadian Tri-Level Affiliated Universities, Colleges & Secondary Schools Transfer Credit Pilot Project in Ontario & Fujian Province, China is designed to assist universities, colleges and district school boards, identified by INFOworks Educational Services - to become a part of a key initiative to create brand recognition (Canadian) in Fujian Province. Efforts will be made in cooperation with the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange/Fujian Provincial Department of Education to present to students and their families, options to pursue secondary and post-secondary studies abroad in Canada, utilizing such strategies as governmental and internal means and resources available to the Fujian Provincial Education Association to promote, market and advertise in the province's newspapers, magazines, radios, etc.;.

The strategy begins and consists primarily the "twinning" of schools in Fujian Province, with their counterparts in Ontario, through the efforts of the Fujian International Exchange Association who have agreed to identify key schools in their province who are prepared and open to such "sister school" arrangements, upon which to build a strong foundation and opportunities for long-term cooperation. Their support is key to the success of this project.

Fujian Province has a population larger than the size of Canada. INFOworks has strategically positioned itself in Fujian, by forming a strategic partnership with the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange, a highly credible organization, that reports directly to the Fujian Provincial Ministry of Education. INFOworks has been authorized by the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange to seek out high quality universities, colleges and high schools in Ontario interested in establishing international educational partnerships and strategic alliances with a designated number of universities, colleges and middle schools (high schools) under their provincial jurisdiction.

INFOworks first travelled to Fujian Province in November 2005, prior to its participation in the Ontario Trade & Investment Mission To China held in Beijing and extended its outreach into Fujian Province when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange/Fujian Provincial Department of Education on September 8, 2008 in which both parties agreed to work together to foster educational opportunities both abroad in Canada and in China.

At the invitation of the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange/Fujian Provincial Department of Education INFOworks plans to open an office in Fuzhou, Fujian Province September 2009, an offer that includes shared office space and resources for INFOworks - to help with the marketing and promotion of Canadian education in Fujian Province.

For more details related to the agreement between the Fujian Provincial Education Association for International Exchange/Fujian Provincial Department of Education and INFOworks click on: www.infoeduserve.com/NewsRSept08.html

Preliminary Conference Program - C.B.I.E.

The preliminary conference program is available on CBIE's website at www.cbie.ca, and online registration went live on June 15. In addition to the pre-conference workshops and the conference program descriptions, the website includes details on conference registration, delegate services such as hotel reservations, optional social events and tours and travel opportunities.

Further details can be found on: www.cbie.ca/conference/2009/index_en.html

 
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is a national, bilingual, not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to the promotion of Canada's international relations through international education: the free movement of ideas and learners across national boundaries. CBIE's activities comprise scholarship management, civil society and public sector reform, research and information services, advocacy, training programs, professional development for international educators and other services for members and learners.

CBIE promotes the special interests of the international learner, both the foreign national studying in Canada and the Canadian studying abroad, through educational exchanges, scholarships, training awards and internships, technical assistance in education and other related services.

CBIE believes that international education is one of the best ways to create understanding among peoples and to develop enduring political, cultural and economic links among nations.

 
INFOworks International Education Consulting & Recruitment Services has been active in China since 1998; and more recently, Malaysia.

INFOworks provides international consulting services to clients who are vested or interested in pursuing international educational initiatives abroad; by helping them gain entry into China's fast growing educational market. INFOworks has agreements related to student recruitment with a number of universities and colleges in Ontario, including district school boards, - to market and promote their programs to foreign students who may wish to study abroad in Canada.

In addition to student recruitment, we are under contract with various educational institutions both in Canada and abroad in China, including Malaysia, to recruit qualified teachers for their schools to teach English, as well as secondary school credits in international schools, authorized by provincial governments to offer secondary school programs leading to a provincial secondary school diploma.

Inquiries

For more information about our international activities and service to clients, please contact us. If you represent a university, college or district school board and wish more information about the Sino-Canadian Tri-Level Affiliated Universities, Colleges & Secondary Schools Transfer Credit Pilot Project or may be willing to participate in this initiative or future projects, please contact Norm Damaren, at: infoeduserve@rogers.com. Norman Damaren, President, B.A.,B.Ed.,M.Ed.

 
For more information, you may contact:
Norman Damaren, President, B.A.,B.Ed.,M.Ed.
INFOworks International Educational Consulting and Recruitment Services Canada
103-325 Max Becker Drive, Suite 189,
Kitchener, ON N2E 4H5, Canada
Phone: 519 576 8757          Fax: 519 576 5272          E-mail: infoeduserve@rogers.com