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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

International Student & Scholar Services On-Demand Seminars

International Student and Scholar Services Cross-Cultural Dynamics in Crisis Management Curricular Practical Training: Creating Best Practices and Policies Curricular Practical Training: Policies and Practices for Elective Training Developing the Cultural Component of Your Exchange Visitor (EV)

Credential Survey of Syria and Iraq

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 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

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

Credentialing Procedures for Migrants Seeking Entrance to German Higher Education

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Since World War II, Germany has increasingly become recognized as a “land of migration.” While this designation has not been given without some domestic debate, over the past 70 years,

EducationUSA Syria: An Update

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 As the Syrian crisis continues into its fifth year, hundreds of thousands of students have had their studies interrupted, leading to an academic crisis and the risk of a lost

Supporting a Generation of Syrian Students

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 The ongoing conflict in Syria, and its dramatic consequences on university-age students inside and outside of Syria, has led to a broader conversation on the role that higher education institutions

Identifying Ways Forward within Higher Education in Iraq

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Current events in Iraq have made it more challenging than usual to build partnerships with Iraqi universities or recruit Iraqi students. The conflict caused by Da’esh (also known as ISIS

The Education System in Iraq: An Overview

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 After being the center of the “Islamic Golden Age” in the ninth century, Baghdad and the area that is the modern state of Iraq came under the control of various