Recruitment, Enrollment, and Advising

Using Veteran's Benefits for Education Abroad

With the increase in veterans entering the higher education system, more veterans are approaching education abroad offices to use the benefits of the GI Bill (as well as other military benefits) to enroll in programming.

Understanding IEM in a Climate of Change

Given the current changing perceptions of the United States as a welcoming country to international students, many in the international enrollment management community may be facing challenging times as they travel abroad to recruit new international students and speak to

Coming Together, Moving Forward

As campuses across the United States prepare for a new administration, many in the international education community are facing difficult questions from international students and scholars seeking answers and assurances.

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

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

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

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

International Student & Scholar Services On-Demand Seminars

International Student and Scholar Services Cross-Cultural Dynamics in Crisis Management Curricular Practical Training: Creating Best Practices and Policies Curricular Practical Training: Policies and Practices for Elective Training Developing the Cultural Component of Your Exchange Visitor (EV)

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

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