International Activity

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

International Credential Evaluation: Understanding the Essentials

Coming soon! We will be offering NAFSA Workshop content for Essentials of International Credential Evaluation (ICE) through a self-paced, on-demand e-learning.

Understanding the basics of foreign credential evaluation is a necessity for anyone who works with international students. You can better assist international students when you have a fundamental knowledge of their country’s educational credentials. These skills are a key part of the admission process of new students but are also extremely helpful in general academic and immigration advising.

Course Objectives

Describe fundamental credential analysis process and procedures
Apply basic methodology and benchmarking to credentials
Recognize and identify status/legitimacy of an institution
Identify essential resources for effectively evaluating international credentials

Module Topics

Introduction and Overview
Credential Verification
Educational Patterns
Programs Levels
Units and Credits
Calculating Credits
Grade and Grade Point Average

Audience

Designed for those having three or fewer years of experience in the field of foreign academic credential evaluation.

Further information

Ukrainian Remote Student Program

Geneva, Switzerland
Contract

Company Description

CERN proposes dedicated opportunities for Ukrainian nationals to learn and work with our expert teams.

CERN was established in the aftermath of World War II to bring nations and people together for the peaceful pursuit of science: aggression and war run counter to everything that the Organization stands for.

CERN will continue to uphold its core values of scientific collaboration across borders as a driver for peace.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. See how we’re improving this further here. The international and multi-disciplinary environment makes CERN a truly unique place to work and learn.

Job Description

Work on an advanced technical project in an experimental physics or engineering team;
A project duration is up to 13 weeks;
Project to be done in Ukraine, no visit or stay at CERN is required;
A comprehensive and CERN approved report on your work and project will be expected at the end of the project and is required for payment of the grant;

The full list of available projects is here.

Qualifications

You shall hold Ukrainian nationality;
You are enrolled as a student in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics in one of the accredited universities in Ukraine;
You must live in the part of Ukraine that is not occupied by Russia;
You have not worked at CERN before in any status;
You have a good knowledge of English.

Additional Information

Compensation

A contract of association as a student of up to 13 weeks to work on a technical project.
A 1500 CHF grant for the project duration.

Application procedure

Required documents
- CV with motivation;
- A copy of all your passport(s);
- A copy of your most recent academic transcript with grades;
- Two reference letters (dated less than 12 months), from your lecturers and/or previous internships.
Fill out application form and selecting at most two projects (indicate which is your favorite one)
First selection of the students will start four weeks after publication of this job vacancy. Applications are possible until all projects have been distributed. So, there is no explicit deadline.

Hansen Leadership Institute (USA)

Leadership

HLI provides training in the principles, practices, and psychology of effective, ethical and visionary leadership. We also train Hansen Fellows to be effective communicators and public speakers. In recent years, we have begun to expand our focus to gender issues in leadership as well. The intense, 24/7 face to face community of our three-week program becomes a path to a vibrant virtual hub, where Hansen alum engage, connect, and mutually support each other’s projects of peace and community building.

Mediation & Conflict Resolution

Peace-making is an art that requires knowledge and subtle interpersonal skills. HLI provides first-class training and hands-on instruction in these areas. We also equip our Fellows to communicate respectfully and effectively across cultural and political divisions, with a purpose of reconciliation and restorative justice. Human rights issues are central in many situations of conflict resolution. So, HLI Fellows also receive training from a human rights activist and expert who has extensive knowledge and experience in these areas.

International Cooperation

The heart of HLI is that it fosters deep friendship and solidarity with like-minded others from zones of conflict across the world. Fellows become lifelong members of a close-knit and highly engaged international community, which exposes them to new opportunities for service, education, and friendship across borders. The three-week program itself is a yearly experiment in international cooperation. People from warring countries start as awkward roommates. They leave the program as close friends with a mutual resolve to make peace between their peoples.

Further information