 | November 2023 - 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. | | Education News From Around the Globe | ARMENIA Displaced students from Artsakh adapting to life at Armenian universities Among the 100,000 Armenians displaced from Artsakh after Azerbaijan’s 19 September military operation, 4,600 are students. Many of them have enrolled in new universities in Armenia and are gradually adapting to their new life. Yet professors and students of Artsakh State University have not forgotten the university they were forced to abandon and are demanding its restoration. To read more, click here. | FRANCE French universities angle for more African students French universities are counting on affordable fees, availability of English taught programs and good quality of education to attract more students from English-speaking African countries. To read more, click here. | ISRAEL-PALESTINE Academics, students face intensified campaign of arrests As the conflict centered on Gaza continues, academics and students in the occupied West Bank, who are facing an intensified campaign of arrests, have appealed to the international community for help to protect the territory’s universities from the full impacts of the war. To read more, click here. | MEXICO Creation of Mexico’s Indigenous Language University Is Official The Mexican government released a decree on Monday 6 November formalizing the creation of the University of Indigenous Languages of Mexico or ULIM. To read more, click here. | NIGERIA Admission racketeering The Senate has summoned the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Charles Igwe, over alleged admissions racketeering. To read more, click here. | PHILIPPINES How Philippine universities can improve in global rankings Four Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) have entered the list of top universities in Asia, released by education information provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). To read more, click here. | UGANDA Suspects want UNEB exam-cheating case resolved out of court The 10 suspects accused of engaging in examination malpractices have approached the Uganda National Examinations Board- UNEB offices, seeking resolution from management. To read more, click here. | USA International students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India. To read more, click here. | Highschool Diplomas for sale at Louisiana’s unapproved schools The number of students in unapproved private schools like Springfield has nearly doubled, from around 11,600 in the 2017-18 school year to over 21,000 in 2022-23, according to state records. To read more, click here. | DOCUMENTARIES We’ve selected the following documentaries for your viewing consideration, available through our partner Video Project. The films are available for licensing to educational institutions and for event screening. Please contact michael@videoproject.org for information. | UNSPOKEN explores the racial divide in America, through the experiences of one small southern town. Monroe, Georgia resident and filmmaker Stephanie Calabrese offers an insider's perspective and an intimate journey that digs deep into the roots of this divide entrenched by the 1946 Moores Ford Lynching, the last mass lynching in the U.S., and its ongoing impact on the community. The film uncovers buried truths and sheds light on the secrecy that still surrounds this tragic event and the continued pursuit of justice, as well as the ongoing impact of segregation and the integration of schools and society in Monroe, Georgia. To learn more click here. | The Young Vote takes the temperature of a generation whose political awakening has coincided with events like the Parkland shooting and the Movement for Black Lives. Raised during a time of increasing distrust in government, active voter suppression, and continued inaction on the issues that matter most to them, many have lost faith in the efficacy of electoral politics. A central theme explored by the film is whether our communities, particularly our national community, reflect the type of society we want to live in and what our role is in helping build the community we desire. To learn more, 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 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. | | |
