“World Education Services (WES) is a nonprofit organization that provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to continue their studies or work in the U.S. and Canada.”

“Automated International Credential Evaluation System (AICES): A customized database developed by WES to evaluate academic credentials; contains information on the education systems of 217 countries, 36,969 foreign institutions, 18,288 academic credentials, and 2,498 grading scales.”