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South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Coleen Jaftha, South African Qualifications Authority The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body established through the South African Qualifications Authority Act of 1995. The SAQA Act

Survey Results for South Africa’s Education System

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe, University of Southern California Beginning with this issue, we are introducing a new feature where we survey colleagues at U.S. institutions to ask them about their

Credential Survey of South Africa

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 To give readers a range of perspectives regarding the foreign academic credentials found in the country or region covered in IEM Spotlight, the editorial team surveys a number of colleges

The Educational System of South Africa: An Overview

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 3 - November 2016 By: Marshall Houserman, Educational Perspectives In the early 1990s, South Africa initiated the process of dismantling its social and legal system of racial separation and discrimination, known as apartheid. Apartheid

IEM Spotlight - November 2016

Welcome to our final issue of IEM Spotlight for 2016, where we journey to South Africa. Given South Africa’s turbulent history, its education system has long been shaped by racial, political, cultural, and linguistic divides.

IEM Spotlight

November 1, 2016

NAFSA’s Admissions and Credential Evaluation Subcommittee is charged with creating a virtual newsletter to disseminate knowledge and facilitate an exchange of ideas among international educators whose jobs include international admissions, credential evaluation, intensive English programs, and more.

Projecting International Enrollment

This resource focuses on projecting international enrollment which requires the use of data and benchmarking including conducting an internal review, national trend analysis, and peer institutional analysis. Each step is discussed along with some examples.