{"id":8206,"date":"2022-01-08T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/?page_id=8206"},"modified":"2023-12-29T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:36:27","slug":"mariam-assefa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.taicep.org\/taiceporgwp\/award-programs\/hall-of-acclaim\/inductees\/2021-inductees\/mariam-assefa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariam Assefa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  • 40+ years as a tireless leader and advocate for international credential evaluation<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Greatly expanded the expertise, capacity and outreach of World Education Services and created the <\/span>WES Global Talent Bridge<\/span><\/i> for immigrants<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Recipient of numerous awards and honors including <\/span>the WES Mariam Assefa Fund and Life Member of NAFSA<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
  • Knowledge leader with frequent global presentations and consultancies as well as elected leadership roles in IE associations<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Mentor to countless international credential evaluators <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    • Executive Director, World Education Services, NY, 1982-2019<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Senior Evaluator, World Education Services, NY, 1981-1982<\/span><\/li>\n
    • International Student Advisor, Polytechnic Institute of New York, NY, 1979-1981<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      EDUCATION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • University at Buffalo, SUNY, Ed.M<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Universite Paul Valery, Montpellier III, France, DUEL<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Board Member, SkillLab, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, current since 2020<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Board Member, One-to-World, New York, NY, current since 2019<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Trustee, Richmond, The American International University in London, 1992-2014<\/span><\/li>\n
        • President, NAFSA, 2006<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Chair, NAFSA Development Committee, 1999-2002<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Vice-Chair, Alliance for International Exchange, 1996-1999<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Board Member, One-to World (formerly Metro-International), 1992-1998<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Board Member, NAFSA, 1989-1992<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Chair, NAFSA Region X, 1982-1983<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          AWARDS & HONORS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • WES Mariam Assefa Fund, World Education Services, 2019<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Life Member, NAFSA, 2020<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Outstanding Leadership Award, Upwardly Global, NY, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Honorary Doctorate, Richmond, The American International University in London, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n
          • One-to-World Fulbright Award for Contribution to International Educational Exchange, NY, 2005<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Professional Presentations & Consultancies – <\/u>United States<\/u><\/p>\n

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            • American Association of Universities – Graduate Deans<\/li>\n
            • Council of Graduate Schools<\/li>\n
            • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO)<\/li>\n
            • Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)<\/li>\n
            • NAFSA: Association of International Educators<\/li>\n
            • National Association of Graduate Admission Professionals (NAGAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Prefessional Presentations & Consultancies – International<\/u><\/p>\n

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              • AMPEI- Mexican Association for International Education<\/li>\n
              • Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE)<\/li>\n
              • China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC)<\/li>\n
              • European Association for International Education (EAIE)<\/li>\n
              • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)<\/li>\n
              • International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA)<\/li>\n
              • Japan Association for International Education (JAFSA)<\/li>\n
              • Korean Association for International Education (KAFSA)<\/li>\n
              • US Department of State Consultancies \u2013 Abidjan, Bamako, Bonn, Dakar, Paris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Publication<\/u><\/p>\n

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                • France: A study of the Educational System of France and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students in Educational Institutions of the United States<\/em>, Washington, D.C.: AACRAO World Education Series, 1988<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  PHOTOS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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