ACEI Global Blog
18 Facts On Higher Education In Armenia
March 9th, 2018 Armenia regained its independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and set out to reclaim autonomy of its higher education system. State universities redesigned the system from one-cycle programs to two-cycle bachelor and master
An Update on The European Qualifications Passport for Refugees 2018-20: from pilot to scale
March 2nd, 2018 After successfully piloting the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees in 2017, the Council of Europe has decided to scale up the project and is preparing the launch of a 3-year project for 2018-2020 under the Action Plan
The European Qualifications Passport: Giving Refugees a Second Chance
February 16th, 2018 Something amazing and unprecedented has happened across the Atlantic. The Council of Europe will recognize the education qualifications of refugees who have fled their homelands with little or no documentation. The Council of Europe launched the project
Don’t Give up, Keep at it! 7 Steps for US HEIs to remain competitive in International Education
February 9th, 2018 The reports are coming in, and they each speak of declines in the number of international students at U.S. institutions of higher education (HEIs). Panic has set in and decisions based on panic never turn out
Political Correctness: Beware…Be Aware
February 2nd, 2018 The ultimate stigmatization. The curse thrown across both sides of the aisle. It seems that the phrase “politically correct” may need a defender in the current climate and I’m happy to fill that role. I say
Diploma Mills: A Serious Problem and They’re Not Going Away
January 26th, 2018 Diploma mills and misrepresentation of academic documents continues to be a growing problem in countries around the world. The BBC 4 recently reported on the serious problem of diploma mills and the large number of fake degrees
Rhythm Planet’s Favorite World Music Releases of 2017
January 18th, 2018 Now that we have 2017 behind us, we’d like to take a look at the countries in the African continent, in Latin America and India and learn a little more about some of them. We realize
The End of Foreign Language Education in US Schools
January 12th, 2018 When I read in a recent NYT’s article that the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has decided to ban the teaching of English at primary schools because it views it as “culturally invasive,” I wondered
30 Facts on the Education System of Iran
January 4th, 2018 Given these recent developments in Iran, where protests have broken out in towns and cities throughout the country, we would like to spotlight Iran and share with you the following facts on the country and its education system:
What is the Future of International Students in the U.S.?
December 30th, 2017 This time last year, I wrote a blog about the benefits of international students in the U.S. and it goes without saying that the message still holds true as it did then. In another blog we wrote