 | June 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. | EAIE Annual Conference Barcelona, Spain
September 13-16, 2022 For more information, click here. | Groningen Declaration Network Groningen, The Netherlands
October 12-14, 2022
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October 17-20, 2022
For more information, click here. | | Education News From Around the Globe | BOLIVIA The issue of ‘dinosaur’ students who never graduate After four people died in a Bolivian university stampede, an investigation into the role of a 52-year-old student has relaunched the debate over ‘dinosaur’ students who never graduate.
To read more, click here. | CANADA: Quebec Québec halts private college PSW pathway A decision by the Québec government to terminate pathways for international students from private colleges will have a huge impact on students from India. Graduates were previously allowed to pursue post-graduate work opportunities, which can ultimately lead to permanent residency in Canada. To read more, click here. | NEPAL MP calls for end of MOE if it can’t make secondary education free and more Nepal Workers and Peasants Party lawmaker Prem Suwal has said that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is simply not needed if it cannot make secondary level education free. To read more, click here. | NIGERIA Bill to end dichotomy between Diploma and Degree remains unsigned June 2022 makes it a year since the Nigerian Senate passed a bill to end the age-long dichotomy between the bachelor degree and the Higher National Diploma (HND), but President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to take a stand. To read more, click here. | RUSSIA Quitting European standards for higher education Russia is set to drop out of the Bologna process agreement standardizing higher education across Europe, potentially cutting off Russian students from advancing their careers in Europe. To read more, click here. | SOUTH AFRICA Minister: Only 4% of students that start grade 1 in South Africa end up with degrees Higher Education, Science And Innovation minister Blade Nzimande says the country needs to produce more graduate students if it is to meet its workforce needs. Nzimnder said: “Out of 100 students, only 12 access our university system, and only six complete – four with a degree.” To read more, click here. | UKRAINE Ambassador claims Russia is targeting universities An analysis of satellite imagery provided by the U.S. Department of State shows that Russia is deliberately attacking Ukrainian cultural heritage. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova, who spoke at the national telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. To read more, click here. | UNITED KINGDOM Why post-Brexit UK should rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ exchange program In this Op-ed piece for the Brookings Institute, Sanjay Patnaik writes: “Erasmus+ was once a fruitful opportunity for intercultural exchange, professional development, and intellectual enrichment for the U.K., and its loss (due to Brexit) has already had negative consequences for British students and scholars. But it isn’t too late. There is still a potential path for the U.K. to rejoin the program and regain access to all its benefits. If it chooses not to, the country’s once-rich academic and scholar environment is likely to continue to deteriorate.” To read more, click here. | USA Tenure is under attack in the US and spreading to other countries In this June 8, 2022, Op-ed for University World News, Nathan M. Greenfield writes: “On 23 May, in the waning days of this academic year, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed a resolution which established the Task Force on Tenure in Postsecondary Education, making Louisiana the fourth US state in the past five years that has either abolished tenure or plans to do so.” He warns that this trend is spreading to other countries. To read more, click here. | FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES We’ve selected the following documentaries for your viewing consideration, available through our partner Video Project: | Our Story documents the ongoing Indigenous-led work to protect the remaining lands that are untouched by oil and gas, as well as the health and well-being of communities surrounded by these extractive industries. For more information, click here. | The Wikipedia Promise looks at the inner life of the website and deals with issues of perspective, representation, and Western-centrism. 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. | | |
