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World Education Services (WES) is a nonprofit organization that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1974, it is based in New York City and Toronto. WES evaluates more than 100,000 credentials per year and has completed more than 1 million evaluations since it was founded, making it the largest credential evaluator in North America. By authenticating and explaining foreign education in U.S. or Canadian terms, WES reports allow employers, professional licensing boards and academic institutions to make informed decisions regarding their foreign-educated candidates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Imprint Project )〕 WES's proprietary database contains information on the education systems of more than 200 countries, 45,000 foreign institutions, 20,000 academic credentials, and 2,500 grading scales. WES is accredited by and is a charter member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) and a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC). The U.S. Department of Education's website lists NACES as one of two foreign credential accrediting agencies in the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AICE )〕 WES works with thousands of universities and colleges, providing credential evaluations, academic research and workshops on credential evaluation methods, country specific presentations, and international student recruitment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NAFSA )〕 == Mission == The mission of World Education Services is to foster the integration of persons educated in foreign countries into academic and professional settings.〔http://wayback.archive.org/web/20111003200251/http://www.arbor.edu/Transcript-Evaluation-Incoming-Transfers/International-Students/Index.aspx〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Education Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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