Access to Postsecondary Education 5 Major Objectives in 2013

Montreal 2013 has five major objectives:

To identify and link the networks, actors and stakeholders working globally on access issues and facilitate a new global access movement with a series of specific communities of practice.
To launch experimental work and build new connections, partnerships and funding mechanisms to address challenges of access to post-secondary education.
To inform key political leaders about the latest thinking and practices from around the world on how to significantly improve access to, and success in, post-secondary education in the interests of economic progress, social stability, community and individual well-being.
To ensure that the voice of students internationally takes a prominent place in discussions, declarations and actions stemming from the inaugural Congress.
To use the Canadian experience as a microcosm to examine access challenges and comparative international approaches including issues related to urban strategies, rural and remote education delivery, diversity and integration and closing education gaps for Aboriginal peoples.