Adventus.io cuts staff in India
A Linkedin post by a former Adventus.io employee in late December 2022 stated that:
Over 50 staff pan India was [sic] laid off on all of the sudden zoom call at
Jan 2023 update: Aggregator sub-agent networks
This update post follows our earlier posts:
5 questions to ask an education agent aggregator about their sub-agents, and
Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks
The chart below shows the
Into temptation: the rise of education agent aggregators and sub-agent risk
In 2022, a recurring topic of focus in the international education world was the role and rise of education agent aggregators. Established players like ApplyBoard and Adventus.io continued to market
US college admission fraud mastermind faces 6 years in prison
The long running US college admission fraud scandal is finally drawing to a close, and the man behind it all - William 'Rick' Singer - will soon face his day
ApplyBoard explains sub-agent due diligence process
An episode of Canadian investigative journalism program, The Fifth Estate, on 12 October 2022, shone a light on international student recruitment in Canada, including the role of education agents and aggregators.
5 questions to ask an education agent aggregator about their sub-agents
(First published June 2021. Last update - December 2022.)
Much has been written recently about the rise and market impact of education agent aggregators. An education agent aggregator acts a market
Hyderabad City Police warn community against fake education agencies
In mid-December, the Deputy Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police in India issued a public warning about dishonest education agents:
Please do not believe Fake Educational Consultancies, [or] Mediators/Agents of other state
ApplyBoard cuts 90 staff
Regional media in the Waterloo region of Canada is reporting that ApplyBoard cut 90 of its 1500 staff on Monday 28 November. The staff ApplyBoard has let go are from
Indian students rely on police to check education agents
A recent story in Indian newspaper, The Hindu, describes how many Indian students now seek help from the police to check on education agents that they are considering working with.
I-Unite: another education agent aggregator launches
While attending the recent ICEF Berlin Digital Day, Gaurav Batra, the Managing Director of Infinite Group, announced the launch of "I-Unite, an AI driven recruitment platform".
I-Unite is an education agent
New AIRC standards cover education agents
In a statement on 9 November 2022, the Executive Director of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), Brian Whalen, officially launched the International Enrollment Management (IEM) Standards for Higher Education
Australian regulators issue education agent alert
On 4 November 2022, Australia's two main tertiary education regulators - the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA), and the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) - each issued a
Iranian police arrest education agent scammers
In late October, Iranian police announced the arrest of five members of a gang who had scammed millions of dollars from people on the false promise of sending them to
Update: Aggregator sub-agent networks
Our recent post, 'Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks', seemed to strike a chord, attracting interest on Linkedin, and almost 100 shares.
An episode of Canadian investigative journalism
Education Agents: Represent Pippa’s Guardians
Meet Ben Hughes, Managing Director, Pippa's Guardians
Describe Pippa's Guardians in a few sentences
Pippa’s Guardians is a family-run guardianship organisation which supports the welfare of international students at some of the
Education Agents: Represent CEU EMBA
Meet Thomas Lammel, Senior Program Manager, Executive MBA, Central European University
Describe CEU EMBA in a few sentences
In 2020, Central European University (CEU) – a leading American university with campuses in
Education Agents: Represent AIE
Meet Neil Boyd, Director of Marketing, AIE
Describe AIE in a few sentences
AIE Institute is a specialist higher education provider that runs a degree program in game art, game design and
German Ambassador: agents involved in Indian student visa fraud
The German Ambassador to India, Phillip Ackerman, has said that up to 15 per cent of the student visa applications made by Indian students include fake documents. The Ambassador also
Nigeria: Education agents involved in sex trafficking
Trends show that victims that come to the “TRNC” with student visas are deceived by agents that are used as a shield by the traffickers.Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition