January 23, 2019

Melbourne mourns murdered international student

Last Friday, hundred of people gathered on the steps of Melbourne's Parliament House to hold a vigil for murdered 21-year-old international student Aiia Maasarwe. Aiia was an Arab-Israeli exchange student was studying at

Canada

January 17, 2019

Canada will fingerprint international students

In Canada, changes to regulations that took effect on 31 December will require nearly all international students coming in to the county to provide a photo and fingerprints. The requirements have

New Zealand

January 13, 2019

International student drowned in New Zealand

A Filipino international student studying in New Zealand has drowned while swimming at Whangarei Falls, north of Auckland. Whangārei Falls is a popular summer swimming spot and tourist attraction. Friends who were

China

January 12, 2019

University of California: Don’t use WhatsApp in China

The University of California (UC) has warned students not to use messaging apps and social media - including WhatsApp and WeChat - when visiting China, because Chinese law enforcement agencies

Ukraine

January 5, 2019

Ukraine: Two international students found dead.

Turkish media outlet Daily News reports that two female Turkish international students studying in the city of Kharkiv were found dead in their apartment on 3 January. The two students -

Australia

January 3, 2019

International students find snake in the toilet

A group of international students living in Brisbane got a shock when one of them discovered a large snake in the toilet. They called snake catcher, Janne Torkkola, from Brisbane snake

Education Agents

USA

January 1, 2019

Education Agent Integrity Partner: McGovern Education Group

AgentBee spoke with Greg Rainey, founder of our new education agent integrity partner McGovern Education Group. AgentBee: Give us the "elevator pitch". Tell us about your agency in one or two sentences. Greg: