| New University Rankings Released |
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In the recently released Academic Ranking of World Universities,
Harvard University takes the top spot for the 13th consecutive year. Sixteen of
the top 20 spots are held by U.S. universities, while European universities hold
the largest number of the 500 ranked universities. Read more in The PIE News. |
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| Major Study Considers Priorities and Challenges in Global Internationalization Efforts |
| A new report released
by the European Parliament analyzes mobility efforts, "internationalization at
home," and other key activities and challenges experienced by 17 countries, 10
from Europe and seven from the rest of the world, reports Times Higher Ed. The
report also considers who benefits from internationalization initiatives and warns
of the possibility of compromised academic values in the face of growing economic
pressures. View
the report, which includes a chapter on internationalization in the United
States, written by John Hudzik, NAFSA Senior Scholar for Internationalization. |
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| Korean International Schools Face Criticism for High Enrollment of Local Students |
| South Korea’s education
circles have criticized Korea’s international institutions for being flooded
with moneyed elites from local communities rather than the expatriate population
for which they were originally established. According to the Korea Herald, in 2013-2015,
South Korean students comprised over 70 percent of the student populations at
foreign institutions. Critics note that since international schools are exempt
from many educational policies that govern domestically run schools, they perpetuate
educational disparity in the Korean population. |
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| ASSOCIATION NEWS |
| Apply Now for Positions on 2017 and 2018 Annual Conference Committees |
| The Annual Conference
Committee (ACC) is accepting applications for two leadership positions: Poster
Chair, and Workshop Coordinator and Content Chair. Both positions will serve two-year
terms, planning for the 2017 and 2018 NAFSA Annual Conferences. Visit the NAFSA leadership page to read
full position descriptions and apply. |
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| Webinar: Managing Student Participation in Noncredit Programs Abroad |
| Noncredit programs
abroad are in high demand but are a challenge to track, monitor, and assess.
In NAFSA's upcoming webinar “Managing Student Participation in Noncredit Programs,”
participants will learn to develop a strategy for collaborating with deans, registrars,
campus program administrators, and off-campus providers. Learn more about the webinar
objectives and mark your calendar for October 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Invite
others on campus to participate and discuss with you afterwards, all for the price of one registration! |
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| GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE |
| NAFSA Urges Presidential Candidates to Support Student Immigration Reform |
| Over the past 10
years, NAFSA has diligently promoted the value of international student policies
that would make the United States more welcoming to the world’s talent. As a
result, there is broad and growing support amongst policymakers, business and
university leaders, and the general public for reforming the immigration system
to make it easier for international students to come and stay in the United States.
Now that the presidential campaign season is underway, NAFSA is actively engaged
in urging candidates to reform our immigration system. View the first of NAFSA's campaign
briefing papers we're sharing with the campaigns, and view NAFSA’s recent comment
on Donald Trump’s immigration plan. Also read commentary by the National
Foundation for American Policy against the current anti-immigration sentiment
playing out in some presidential campaigns. |
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| August 30 Deadline To Start New Non-ELIS E-Filing Forms With USCIS |
| August 30, 2015 is
the last date you will be able to start new forms in the USCIS legacy (non-ELIS)
e-Filing system. Forms started on or before August 30 that are still in draft
status must be submitted by September 20, 2015. Forms submitted before the deadlines
will be processed to completion. Affected forms include Forms I-765, I-140, I-907,
I-131, and I-821. These forms will eventually be moved over to the USCIS ELIS electronic filing
system, but until that happens, after the deadlines applicants and petitioners
must paper-file those forms. For more information, visit the USCIS website. |
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