 | March 2022 - Los Angeles, CA About ACEI ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS EVALUATION INSTITUTE, INC. (ACEI)
Founded in 1994, ACEI is a full-service company providing complete and integrated services in-house in the areas of international education research, credential evaluation, and translation. And, through our Global Consulting Group®, we offer our expertise in the following specialties: Media and Branding, Global Pathways, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) to interested institutions and organizations around the globe. | UPCOMING WEBINARS Credential Fraud and Diploma Mills: A Growing and Global Challenge
April 13, 2022, 10am PST - Click here to register. | To access recordings of previous presentations, please click here. | | Education News From Around the Globe | AFGHANISTAN World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said. To read more, click here. | GERMANY More students at universities without the Abitur To study at a German university, you almost always need an Abitur qualification (or a foreign equivalent). But according to new figures, more and more students are managing to get into academic universities via the vocational pathway.
To read more, click here. | INDIA Despite Ukraine, MBBS abroad remains as alluring While the war in Ukraine has left a traumatic impact on Indian students studying there, it has not deterred others who wish to study MBBS abroad. The only difference now is that parents and aspirants alike have shifted focus from Ukraine to other destinations like the Philippines or Georgia. To read more, click here. | IRAN Educating the young generation Halfway through the latest school year in Iran, many students in deprived villages in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan still face a shortage of teachers, textbooks, and stationery. To read more, click here. | MOROCCO Changes in medical training The Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education has decided to reduce the period of medical training in its nine public and private institutions from seven to six years, starting from 2023. To read more, click here. | NORDIC COUNTRIES Universities gear up to help Ukrainian academic refugees The five Nordic nations of Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are gearing up to accommodate as many Ukrainian students and scholars as possible in the wake of disruptions caused by the Russian invasion. To read more, click here. | QATAR/FRANCE Qatar University and France's UBS to set up dual master’s in cybersecurity Qatar University (QU), represented mainly by the College of Engineering (CENG) and Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) in France sign an MoU to establish a dual master’s degree in cybersecurity which aims to foster collaboration between researchers from both institutions. To read more, click here. | SOUTH AFRICA After last year’s unrest, more S. Africans look to Canada for study Since the civil unrest from last year, more South African parents have made the decision to send their children to Canada for study as it is an affordable 'plan B' option for the family. To read more, click here. | UKRAINE Ministry of Education and Science For access to up-to-date information on the current state of Ukraine’s education system, please visit the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine’s website here. | UNITED KINGDOM UK education secretary criticized for saying kids should be taught positives of British Empire UK Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi’s suggestion that children should be “taught the benefits” of the British Empire has been criticized by politicians and the public. To read more, click here. | For your viewing pleasure, we’ve selected the following documentary, available through our partner Video Project: At age 14, every child attending school in Germany is brought face to face with their nation's past during World War II. For many, this means confronting the reality of the Holocaust for the very first time. The Lesson explores how new generations in Germany grapple with this tragic history, following a group of children coming of age in the rural town of Fröndenberg.. For more information, click here. | ACEI Global Consulting Group The Global Consulting Group is a division of ACEI that provides international education expertise with focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consulting, Global Pathway Consulting (Program/Curriculum Review for Partnerships between overseas institutions), and Media and Brand Consulting. Click here to view video presentation. | ACEI offers a comprehensive range of professional services that include: international credential evaluations; translations; consulting; and training. For more information on ACEI, please visit www.acei-global.org or contact: Tel: 1-310-275-3530; Email: acei@acei-global.org. ACEI was founded and incorporated in 1994 in the State of California and is a Charter and Endorsed Member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). | | New to The Report? Click below to subscribe to this newsletter. | | |
