Jessica Magaziner, Research Associate, WES This article, which focuses on students in Ukraine, is the first in a periodic World Education News & Reviews series that will springboard off of the insights of credential evaluators at World Education Services (WES) to highlight the challenges faced…
Jessica Magaziner, Credential Analyst, WES The Syrian conflict has been covered extensively in the news since its violent inception in the spring of 2011. This conflict has resulted in extreme loss of life, societal destruction and the displacement of millions of Syrian people. While the…
By Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, and Paul Schulmann, Research & Advisory Services, WES DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT During the 2013/14 academic year, there were 181,371 international students pursuing master’s degrees in the U.S. This represents an increase of over 9% from the previous…
Alexa Tyler Bordner, Credential Evaluator, WES In December 2013, an Ebola case was confirmed in Guinea that would spur the first major outbreak of the virus in Africa since 2007, spreading by land from Guinea to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Since the outbreak began, over…
By Li Chang, Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, WES ACCESS CAREER EXPECTATIONS ON-DEMAND WEBINARAccording to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), nearly two out of five (38%) first-time graduates in OECD countries obtained a tertiary 5A credential (typically bachelor’s degrees and some…