Admission and Placement of International Students and Scholars

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 11, ISSUE 1 - May 2016 Rightly or wrongly, Scotland is a country stereotypically famous for haggis, Rabbie Burns (and all the palaver associated with our national bard), men in tartan kilts, the skirl of the

Welcome to the United Kingdom! According to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors 2015 report, the United Kingdom ranked twelfth on the list of top sending countries, with more than 10,000 students sent to the United States during the 2014–15 academic year.

Network resource for advisors about how to assist international students who have completed their Intensive English Program and are transitioning into an academic program at a university directly connected to the IEP.

This network resource is designed for non-credential evaluators in the field of international education who are interested in credential evaluation. Topics focus on procedures required when a foreign educational credential is submitted to your office, and will include the foundations of evaluation

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 12, ISSUE 2 - September 2015 Below is a collection of online resources regarding the educational system of Nigeria and evaluating credentials from Nigeria. This list is meant to be helpful, but certainly not exhaustive, and

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 and universities, in addition to professional credentialing organizations, to provide a range of interpretations

For many of us in IEM, we are considered to be road warriors. We can conquer high school visits individually, or sometimes we go as a platoon. Occasionally, when the territory is unfamiliar and new, we go as a battalion.

There are currently more than 31,000 sub-Saharan African students studying in the United States. About 8,000 of them are Nigerians, which is the largest share of international students from any country in sub-Saharan Africa. A small number of these represent Nigeria’s academically gifted but

Welcome to Nigeria! For many of us, September is a time of renewal. As we greet the nervous and excited students arriving on our campuses, it is incredible to reflect on the diverse journeys that brought them to us. As summer winds to a close in the United States, I hope that the warm weather of