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

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

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,

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

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

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

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 As Iraq continues to grapple with instability, higher education has a growing strategic role to play in stabilizing and promoting the recovery of civil society, economic growth, and national security

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

IEM Spotlight Newsletter, Vol. 13, Issue 2 - August 2016 Syria is a Middle Eastern country that borders Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon, and has a population of roughly 17 million people. For much of its history, beginning with

In 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that 65.3 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes, the most in its recorded history. Horrendous acts of violence unfolding in Iraq and Syria have forced 3.4 million Iraqis and 4.9 million Syrians to seek