 | October 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. | PACRAO 2022 San Diego, CA November 6-9
ACEI will be exhibiting at this year's PACRAO Conference. Come see us! | | Education News From Around the Globe | AUSTRALIA Per census, migrants are more educated and underemployed New census data released on October 2022 revealed that on average, migrants have a higher level of education than people born in Australia, but many are employed well below their education levels or struggle to find work at all.
To read more, click here. | CHINA-USA China still top source of international students in US despite tensions Over 155,000 US visas have been issued to Chinese students and scholars since May of last year, making China the top source of international students in the United States for the 12th consecutive year despite rising tensions. To read more, click here. | EUROPEAN UNION 7.8% More EU citizens are finishing secondary education now compared to 10 years ago More EU citizens between the age of 20 and 24 have completed their intermediate level of education, causing the rates of this category to increase from 76.8 per cent to 84.6 per cent, in a decade-long period – from 2002 to 2021. To read more, click here. | IRELAND Ireland’s newest university officially launched The South East Technological University (SETU) was officially launched on October 24, 2022 by the Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris. To read more, click here. | ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Campus cafeterias become focus of anti-government protests In a World University News piece posted on October 27, 2022, Shafigheh Shirazi writes: “The sight of women students and high school girls removing their headscarves during ongoing protests in Iran have become common in recent weeks, but in a new show of defiance, university students are refusing to maintain segregation rules on campus despite threats of expulsion and increased security intended to stop demonstrations.” To read more, click here. | KENYA New university promising access and affordability President William Ruto has rolled out plans to unveil the National Open University of Kenya which will offer affordable courses. To read more, click here. | USA An Affordable New Educational Institution 5 MIT professors envision an affordable institution. One of their ideas reasserts model of stackable credentials. "We generalize the concept of majors and minors by turning the degree into a series of micro-credentials which are “stacked.” Each micro-credential is composed of courses, but the courses fit into themes. Micro-credentials can be better matched to student capabilities and interests than majors and minors; put students in a better position for employment in specialized areas; and offer greater value to students (especially those who leave the degree program without finishing)." To read the White Paper, click here. | Whose Learning Counts? Valuing skills from outside the classroom What are states’ roles in reducing these labor market frictions and providing more accessible opportunities for quality jobs and higher education, especially to those who are priced out of formal degree programs? This report provides an overview of the policy mechanisms that U.S. states can leverage to build systems that support learners without degrees. To read more, click here. | YEMEN War’s toll on higher education The seven-year conflict has caused a humanitarian crisis in Yemen, impoverishing millions of people and impacted all Yemeni universities, directly or indirectly affected by the war. Even in areas that have escaped military clashes, such as Hadhramaut and Seiyun, universities have been affected by years of budget cuts and the suspension of infrastructure work. To read more, click here. | FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES We’ve selected the following documentary for your viewing consideration, available via YouTube: | How rectuiters in India use false promises to lure students to Canada
A TV documentary broadcast by The Fifth Estate in Canada has put the relationship between private and public colleges under scrutiny after over-recruitment of international students at one private college (recruiting for a community college) led to a temporary obstruction of access to the college for students.
To read more, click hereand to view the documentary on YouTube, click here. | ACEI Careers (Job Posting) Editor-Credential Evaluation Report Review Experienced international credential evaluator to join ACEI’s editorial team to assist with the review of final evaluation reports. The individual is responsible for reading content of final reports, reviewing information on the applicant’s application form and educational credentials to check for errors and areas to refine the report. Their duties include maintaining close communication with other members of the editorial team and credential evaluators, referring to style guides and published print and electronic references to verify and improve the content and making corrections to grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes, program requirements (institution status, entry criteria, duration of program) as well as US educational equivalence recommendations. For more information, click here. Global Credential Evaluator The global credential evaluator will evaluate academic credentials from around the world for U.S. educational equivalence in accordance with standards and policies followed by ACEI and those approved by the International Education Standards Council and the Association of International Credential Evaluators. This position is open to trained and experienced freelance evaluators with knowledge of global education systems and U.S. educational equivalencies. 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. | | |
