Add to your Library -January 2018 Newsletter

Verification Resources

Here is a sampling of some of the newest resources added to our Verification Database:

Afghanistan: Karwan University: http://karwan.edu.af/education-verification

Belgium: KU Leuven: http://www.kuleuven.be/verificatie

Norway Diploma Registry: http://www.vitnemalsportalen.no/english/

Palau: Palau Community College: registrar@palau.edu

Palestine: Birzeit University: https://ritaj.birzeit.edu/verify-transcript

United Arab Emirates: University of Wollongong in Dubai: http://www.uowdubai.ac.ae/alumni/graduates-roll

Uganda: Uganda Technology and Management University: http://www.utamu.ac.ug/graduation-lists

Australia: My eQuals: https://www.myequals.edu.au/ University of Adelaide, Griffith University, Australian National University, James Cook University, University of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT University, University of Queensland, University of Southern Queensland, and University of Sunshine Coast are live. 2018: Australian Catholic University, Deakin University, Swinburne University, University of Canberrra, University of Newcastle, University of New South Wales, University of Tasmania, University of South Australia, University of Technology Sydney, Victoria University, Charles Darwin University, Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, University of New England, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong, Queensland University of Technology, Central Queensland University, Federation University, Flinders University, La Trobe University, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, University of Notre Dame, Western Sydney University

New Zealand: My eQuals: https://www.myequals.ac.nz/ University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, and University of Otago are live. 2018: University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington, Lincoln University, Massey University, and University of Waikato.

Be sure to send your favorite verification resources to Annetta Stroud at strouda@aacrao.org so they can be added to the TAICEP verification database.

In the News

Kenya: new qualifications framework:
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171102063801661&utm_content=bufferb94e1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Future of Europe: Towards a European Education Area by 2025. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-4521_en.htm

Mutual Recognition of Diplomas: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/leaders-working-lunch-mutual-recognition-diplomas_en.pdf

New GCSE grading scale: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-new-grading-scale-factsheets

India: Deemed Universities: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171204162633126 and Institutes of Eminence: https://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-299228.html

Data Mobility: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171128093629589

Uganda fraud case: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171207064021935

Puerto Rican displaced students: http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/education/independent-colleges-partner-to-help-puerto-rican-students/article_d1675d22-df51-11e7-a229-c3077ace2287.html

Kenya exam failures: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/kenyan-students-failed-secondary-exams/4181773.html

India: Fake education board in Delhi busted: https://www.ndtv.com/education/fake-education-board-in-delhi-busted-15-000-marksheets-recovered-1785123?utm_content=buffere86bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Turkey: Mass detention or dismissal of academics: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180116083248710

United Kingdom: Government plans for 2-year Accelerated Bachelor degrees:
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171211184356229&utm_content=bufferd0de1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Korea: Fake Cyber University in US: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180105000576

East Africa: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20171215130011397

More with Axact: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42579634?ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter

Global Recognition Convention: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2017121312573374

Malaysia Blockchain: https://vulcanpost.com/630708/ump-universiti-malaysia-pahang-valid8-xchain-blockchain/?utm_content=buffer881e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Arab Quality in Higher Ed: https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2017/09/higher-ed-survey-when-quality-assurance-isnt-reassuring/

Publications and Databases

Blockchain in Education. Joint Research Center Science for Policy Report, 2017. http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC108255/jrc108255_blockchain_in_education%281%29.pdf

Castells in Africa: Universities and Development. Centre for Higher Education Trust, December 2017. http://chet.org.za/books/castells-africa

FAIR (Focus on Automatic Institutional Recognition) Report. NUFFIC and Erasmus, 2017. https://www.nuffic.nl/en/publications/find-a-publication/fair-report.pdf

Global Inventory of Regional and National Qualifications Frameworks 2017, Volume I: Thematic Chapters UNESCO, 2017. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0026/002603/260363e.pdf

Internationally Accredited Universities and Programs in the Arab World. Al-Fanar Media, January 2018. https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2018/01/internationally-accredited-schools-and-institutions/

UK Withdrawal from the European Union. European Parliamentary Research Services, 2017. https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/1840bd46-15d6-11e7-808e-01aa75ed71a1?Wt.mc_id=NEWSLETTER_october2017-spotlightblurbs

NUFFIC Education System Guides updated in 2017: Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Baccalaureate, Indonesia, Jordan, Macedonia, Netherlands, Spain. https://www.nuffic.nl/en/diploma-recognition/foreign-education-systems

NAFSA Guide to Educational Systems around the World updates in 2017: Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,

People’s Republic of China, Switzerland.
http://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Publications/NAFSA_Guide_to_Educational_Systems_Around_the_World/

NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications Database: http://qsearch.qqi.ie/WebPart/Search?searchtype=recognitions

NOKUT Refugee Country Briefings written in 2017: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Syria. http://www.nokut.no/no/Om-NOKUT/Kva-gjer-NOKUT/Internasjonalt-arbeid/Refugees-and-Recognition–An-Erasmus-Project/

Open Doors Report 2017. Institute of International Education, 2017. https://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors

World Education News and Reviews Education System Profiles written in 2017: Canada, Iran, Lebanon, Nigeria, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey. https://wenr.wes.org/tools-resources/country-profiles

Guide to International University Admission. National Association for College Admission Counseling, 2017. https://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/knowledge-center/international/guidetoiua2.pdf

Webinars / Videos

Alternative, Stackable, and Microcredentials: Where are we headed? Georgia Tech Professional Education, 2016. https://pe.gatech.edu/national-distance-learning-week-featured-webinar

Council of Europe Project “European Qualifications”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAqxMew9GFw&index=18&list=PLMD_RYvUcCYmot2A5UEoNJlRMxyI5eP28

Documentary on the Project “European Qualifications Passport for Refugees”, Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/documentary-on-project-european-qualifications-passport-for-refugees

European Association for International Education archived webinar series on India, China, Joint-Programmes, refugee qualifications, Russian fraud, and more. https://www.eaie.org/training/webinars.html

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation): A Legal Interpretation for Higher Education. AACRAO, 2017. http://www.aacrao.org/conferences/conferences-detail-view/gdpr–a-legal-interpretation-for-higher-education

Groningen Declaration Promotional Video. Groningen Declaration Network, 2014. https://vimeo.com/90755540

World Education Services on-demand webinars: https://www.wes.org/events/

Educational Credential Evaluators: https://www.ece.org/ECE/Institutions/Institution-Training-and-Resources/e-Learning/Topics

Envisioning Pathways to 2030: Megatrends Shaping the Future of Global Higher Education and International Student Mobility: https://t.co/pXhLyz9b2n

Inside this edition:

President’s Welcome -January 2018 Newsletter

Committee Updates -January 2018 Newsletter

Organizational Structure Updates -January 2018 Newsletter

TAICEP Meet Your 2018-2019 Leadership Team -January 2018 Newsletter

AACRAO Fall Symposium: The U.S. Perspective on the Three-Year Bologna-Compliant Bachelor’s Degree -January 2018 Newsletter

Indian Diploma Programmes Awarded by State Boards for Technical Education -January 2018 Newsletter