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Please join us at for an informal, bring-your-own-lunch informational meeting at the AACRAO Annual Meeting in Portland. Learn more about the exciting resources and activities offered by TAICEP (The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals). We are a group of people from around the world who evaluated foreign educational credentials for admission to higher education and other purposes. All interested people are warmly welcome to attend.
TAICEP Brown Bag Lunch
Monday April 4
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Location: See conference program.
Open to TAICEP members and non-members at no cost. Invite your colleagues!
Title: TAICEP At Your Desk: Update on Ukraine
Date/Time: April 13, 2022, 11 am Eastern (US)
Description: In this webinar, we will cover the Ukrainian education system as well as crisis issues such as verification availability.
Presenter:
Tatiana McKenna has worked at Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. since 2008. She earned her Specialist Diploma from Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University (Ukraine); the equivalent, in the United States, of a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in English and German languages, with an emphasis on TESOL. Tatiana has 8 years of pedagogical and scientific experience from Ukraine. In addition to acting as an Assistant Professor at Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University for 5 years (teaching English and Methods of Foreign Languages), she spent 3 years working on a scientific dissertation on the Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages at Kyiv National Linguistic University (Ukraine). Tatiana is a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian, and is also fluent in German. Her countries of specialization include former USSR, Western and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. She participates and presents at various regional, national, and international conferences hosted by WAIE, TAICEP, EAIE, NAFSA, and ECE webinars.
Open to TAICEP members and non-members at no cost. Invite your colleagues!
Title: TAICEP At Your Desk: The Educational System of Poland
Date/Time: July 13, 2022, 11 am Eastern (US)
Description: In this webinar we will cover the education system of Poland, including benchmark credentials and grading scale, the education reforms of 2010 and 2018, along with a Q&A session with Aleks Morawski and Hanna Reczulska on the current impact the war on Ukraine is having on the education sector of the country.
Presenters:
Aleks Morawski is the director of evaluation services at Scholaro, based in Chicago, IL. He holds a BA and MA degrees in political science earned in the United States. His professional experience includes credential evaluation at private agencies, international admissions and recruitment at major US universities, and training and consulting on various topics in international education. Aleks served on NAFSA leadership and Trainer Corps since 2009. He is also one of the co-authors of NAFSA’s Managing a Successful International Admissions Office and continues as a member editor of IEM Spotlight. Beyond NAFSA, Aleks chairs the Scholarship and Publications Committee for AICE, the Association of International Credential Evaluators and is a faculty member of AACRAO International Institutes. He is a regular presenter at local, national, and international conferences. Beyond credential evaluation, Aleks enjoys mentoring new professionals in international education and advising academic organizations in the United States and around the world. He is also never one to turn down a road trip or an opportunity to explore new places large and small.
Hanna Reczulska is Director of Bureau for Recognition of Education, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) – Polish ENIC-NARIC centre.
Has 20 years’ experience in the field of higher education and recognition of foreign qualifications. Was a member of NARIC Advisory Board. Since 2018 she represents the Ministry of Education and Science in the Bologna Thematic Peer Group B on Key Commitment 2: National legislation and procedures compliant with the Lisbon Recognition Convention. She is a member of the advisory group on microcredentials in higher education, established by the Minister of Education and Science. Was involved in numerous international and national projects aiming at facilitating recognition. She was involved in drafting the legislation regarding recognition and higher education in 2009-2010 and 2017-2018.
Open to TAICEP members and non-members at no cost. Invite your colleagues!
Title: TAICEP At Your Desk: Russia – An Update
Date/Time: September 27, 2022, 11 am Eastern (US)
Description: Join us for another TAICEP At Your Desk webinar – Russia: An Update. This webinar will provide an overview of the education system and qualifications of Russia and will include an update on current trends and issues.
Presenters:
Erik is a Credential Evaluator at the Swedish Council for Higher Education. He
has a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and has also
studied in Germany and Russia. Erik has worked with credential evaluation since 2000. Erik
specializes in the educational systems of Eurasia and has participated in many study visits to the
region. He has presented at educational conferences in both Europe and North America on topics
relating to the educational systems of the former Soviet Union and educational fraud.
TAICEP’s 2022 8th Annual Conference – Glasgow, Scotland: Has Now Concluded. It was a great conference…see you next year!
Open to TAICEP members and non-members at no cost. Invite your colleagues!
Please join us for a short (30-45 minutes) webinar on December 8, 2022, at 11 am (EST) about the recent changes of CSSD (name change, service change, degree verification adjustment, CSSD news); verification reports; how to apply and send the reports; and how to authenticate.
Presenter: Yuan Weiping (Heather)
Position: Manager in International Promotion Department
Organization: CSSD (Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R.
China)
Ms. Yuan Weiping has served 16 years in higher education sector at a management position. She
created and led two departments, carrying out the business at the same time. Starting
international business of CSSD from 2012, she has involved and witnessed the development of
international business and the collaborations with embassies, universities, central databases,
evaluation agencies etc. She was the member of national research team of Case Study of China
Recognition of Secondary School Leaving Diplomas, Certificates & Standardized Tests Giving
Access to Higher Education in Asia & Pacific for UNESCO.
Presenter: Li Xiaoshu (Susan)
Position: Project Manager in International Promotion Department
Organization: CSSD (Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R.
China)
Ms. Li Xiaoshu (Susan) works as the Project Manager in the International Promotion Department
of CSSD, mainly responsible for project promotion at CSSD. She has served 9 years in higher
education. She served as a director at GDN Board of Directors from 2019 to 2022. She has given
sessions at TAICEP, GDN annual meetings and other international meetings. Susan graduated
from Xi’an International Studies University, China with a Master of Arts degree in Foreign
Language and Applied Linguistics. She spent two years working as a college teacher before
joining CSSD.
You can now register and log in to the conference website to view information about the event. We will continue to be updating workshop details and inviting expressions of interest from presenters.
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