Best Practices for Projecting International Enrollment
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 Best Practices for Projecting International Enrollment By: Mandy Hansen, PhD, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Projecting an institution’s international enrollment requires the use of data and benchmarking tools. Initial steps
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South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Coleen Jaftha, South African Qualifications Authority The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body established through the South African Qualifications Authority Act of 1995. The SAQA Act
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Survey Results for South Africa’s Education System
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe, University of Southern California Beginning with this issue, we are introducing a new feature where we survey colleagues at U.S. institutions to ask them about their
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Credential Survey of South Africa
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 To give readers a range of perspectives regarding the foreign academic credentials found in the country or region covered in IEM Spotlight, the editorial team surveys a number of colleges
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The Educational System of South Africa: An Overview
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Marshall Houserman, Educational Perspectives In the early 1990s, South Africa initiated the process of dismantling its social and legal system of racial separation and discrimination, known as apartheid. Apartheid
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NAFSA in Africa
NAFSA fully recognizes the benefits of facilitating relationships among higher education institutions worldwide. Our focus on Africa reflects our commitment to encouraging partnership-building among African universities, as well as with their global counterparts. Global Dialogue Fellowship Program
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Credential Survey of Syria and Iraq
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 To give readers a range of perspectives regarding the foreign academic credentials found in the country or region covered in IEM Spotlight, the editorial team surveys a number of colleges
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Students Without Documents: Possible Approaches for U.S. Universities
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama stated in April of this year that he expects that the United States will meet the goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of
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Credentialing Procedures for Migrants Seeking Entrance to German Higher Education
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Since World War II, Germany has increasingly become recognized as a “land of migration.” While this designation has not been given without some domestic debate, over the past 70 years,
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EducationUSA Syria: An Update
IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 As the Syrian crisis continues into its fifth year, hundreds of thousands of students have had their studies interrupted, leading to an academic crisis and the risk of a lost
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