Compliance Management

Evaluating Three-Year Degrees from Europe: Why Is This Still an Issue?

IEM SPOTLIGHT NEWSLETTER, VOL. 14, Summer ISSUE - August 2017 By: Jessica Stannard, NUFFIC The Bologna Declaration of 1999 and the ensuing Bologna Process have brought about many changes in higher education across Europe; the most obvious being the alignment

Government Connection: Meet the SEVP Response Center

Officials from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and members of NAFSA's International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISS RP) will discuss the SEVP Response Center (SRC). Topics addressed will include the role and function of the SRC, how it interacts with SEVP’s

Government Connection: Exchange Visitor Program (J-1) Site Visits

Officials from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational Affairs (ECA) and members of NAFSA's International Student and Scholar Regulatory Practice Committee (ISS RP) discussed recent developments and focussed on site visits that ECA has been conducting recently.

Government Connection: Federal Financial Aid for Education Abroad

Financial aid is a top area of concern for U.S. students considering study abroad, and yet there are differences in institutional interpretation of the regulations regarding disbursement and portability of federal funds.

International Program and Provider Mobility: Innovations and Challenges

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 14, Issue 4 - April 2017 By: Jane Knight, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto In the last two decades, there has been an exponential increase in all forms of international academic mobility,

Using Veteran's Benefits for Education Abroad

With the increase in veterans entering the higher education system, more veterans are approaching education abroad offices to use the benefits of the GI Bill (as well as other military benefits) to enroll in programming.

DACA Resource Page: For International Student Advisers and Education Abroad Advisers

NAFSA's resource page on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), for International Student Advisers and Education Abroad Advisers.

Government Connection: Using FOIA to Learn about U.S. Department of Labor Processes

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can be used to reveal information about government operations. Jonathan Moore, a well-known immigration attorney and FOIA enthusiast, has filed FOIA requests that have shed light on key processes of the Department of Labor’s

Students Without Documents: Possible Approaches for U.S. Universities

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama stated in April of this year that he expects that the United States will meet the goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of

DACA and Study Abroad

With President Obama’s executive action permitting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to the United States, more and more DACA-mented students wish to study abroad. Make sure you’re ready to have respectful, helpful conversations with these students about both the benefits and the