 | September 2020 - 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. | October 7, 2020 How to be Warrior and not a Worrier in a COVID world? Are you an international educator navigating the changes in higher education due to COVID-19? Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you ready to explore new approaches and strategies? Join ACEI for a FREE webinar on October 7, 2020 that addresses today’s challenges and gives you hands-on tools to become your own Warrior. | | UPCOMING VIRTUAL CONFERENCES | | Education News From Around the Globe | AFGHANISTAN Prioritize Girls’ Education in Peace Negotiations Malala wants girls' education to be prioritized in Afghanistan-Taliban Peace Talks. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate argues peace can’t be established without human rights. To read more, click here. |  Photo: Twitter user @kavita37527002 | | INTERNATIONAL Education is Not Tourism International students are calling on Germany and other EU member states to resume student visa application processing, voicing their concerns with the Twitter hashtag #EducationIsNotTourism. To read more, click here. | Max Richter’s “Voices” Offers a Global Vision of Humanity ACEI’s guest blogger, Tom Schnabel, writes about the innovative British-German composer Max Richter who recently released his ninth studio album Voices. A decade in the making, Voices explores mental and historical landscapes as well as universal themes that seem particularly relevant today. The voices of the project come from people around the world who responded to Richter’s social media invitation to be a part of the work. To read more, click here. |  University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia, Photo Source: Philanthropy Daily | LIBERA Attainment of Vocational, Technological Skills & Youth National Service Liberia’s education system needs to be rebuilt around vocational skills, agriculture economy of business, food production and exporting goods. The system should be redesigned to properly educate as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. To view graphics, click here. | NEW ZEALAND & INDIA Strengthening Education Ties Education New Zealand is all set to host its first-ever New Zealand-India Education Week from 05 to 09 October 2020. The online series brings together researchers, experts and academia from across New Zealand and Indian education and business landscape. To read more, click here. |  Photo source: Dawn | PAKISTAN Reopening Schools by September 30 Pakistan reopens schools for 6-8 standards, primary schools to open on September 30th. To read more, click here. |  Photo credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO REUTERS | | SOUTH AFRICA Moving in with Teachers: Alternative to Online Education In South Africa, some students moved in with teachers to keep up with lessons amid coronavirus lockdowns. To read more, click here. | SOUTH KOREA Solving Puzzles and the Art of Giving Back South Korea will allow online joint degree programs among universities at home and abroad beginning next year. To read more, click here. |  Workers disinfect the steps of a building at Damascus University (Photo: Ministry of Higher Education Facebook page). | | SYRIA Schools and Universities Prepare to Reopen Despite families and doctors warning against a pending catastrophe in rising COVID-19 numbers, Syria’s school and universities are scheduled to re-open in the coming weeks. To read more, click here. | U.S.A. COVID 19 – The Meteor to Rock the Academic World In her blog post, ACEI President & CEO, Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert shares notes from NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s straight talking perspective of US higher education. To read more, click here. | U.S.A. State Politics Influence College Reopening Decisions A new analysis found that a college's reopening decision for the fall term is influenced by state politics, even if political pressure may not be direct. To read more, click here. | ACEI’s Global Consulting Group provide institutions and organizations looking at expanding their international student recruitment with customized solutions to help overcome enrollment challenges, uncover opportunities, and devise an innovative and holistic approach to international enrollment. For more information visit: www.acei-global-consulting.org | 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). | | |
