It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Honar Issa (https://www.linkedin.com/in/honar-issa-1a61277a/) Secretary-General, Dilan Rostam (https://www.linkedin.com/in/droshani/?originalSubdomain=uk) Director for Higher Education, & Boushra Rahal Alameh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/boushra-rahal-625a26a0/?originalSubdomain=lb) President, Kurdistan Accrediting Association for Education (https://kaae.org/) (KAAE)
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2025 Annual Conference
YOUR cohost is Dr. Davie Gilmour (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davie-gilmour-918a32b2/) Commissioner, Immediate Past Chair of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (https://www.msche.org/) & President (Ret.) Emeritus of PennsylvaniaCollege of Technology (https://www.pct.edu/)
YOUR host is ⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjodiblinco/)Dr. Joe Sallustio (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/)
How did Kurdistan rebuild its education system after decades of war, embargos & disconnection from the international community by establishing KAAE in 2022 with Middle States as official partner to bring standardization & peer review to institutions?
Why did 11 pilot universities & K-12 schools voluntarily participate in this model project with 4 additional institutions asking "why didn't you choose us" because competition drives them to implement standards & become founding institutions opening doors for globalization?
How does introducing a ranking system within accreditation incentivize institutions to focus on mission centricity, governance, effectiveness & student outcomes rather than just financial burden or political challenges?
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