Adventus.io cuts over 6000 sub-agents
Leading education agent aggregator Adventus.io has taken an axe to its sub-agent network. In January 2025, the company's website stated that it had '8000+' agents in its network. By May
Canada people smuggling case – institution responses
Over the Christmas and New Year period, the international education newswires ran hot with the story of the December 24, 2024 statement by India's Enforcement Directorate alleging the involvement of
2024 Annual Report: Agent Aggregators and their Sub-Agent Networks
AgentBee monitors and reports on the sub-agent networks of education agent aggregators, drawing on the information available on aggregator websites. This is our 2024 annual report.
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India: 100+ Canadian colleges, agents identified in US people smuggling scheme
On 24 December 2024, India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) released a media statement on the initial findings of its investigation into the Dingucha Case in 2022, in which an Indian family
2024 in Review: Education Agent Policy and Practice
Dr Pii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in New Zealand. She has published a number of journal articles on education
Double Agents: are your education agents recruiting for Russian universities?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine attracted condemnation from most Western liberal democracies, including the main international student destination countries - US, UK, Canada and Australia. Those countries have backed up their
Hong Kong to crack down on dishonest education agents
Hong Kong leader, John Lee Ka-chiu, has vowed to cooperate with mainland Chinese authorities to target education agents who provide forged documents to students applying to local universities.
In remarks on
Is the new British Council agent badge double edged?
In early September 2024, the British Council launched a new digital badge for counsellors and education agents who complete the updated UK agent and counsellor training course. The course is
Education agents a focus in BC’s new Code of Practice
British Columbia has initiated phase two of its International Education Framework to "strengthen student supports and ensure a high-quality education for international students through higher standards and stricter requirements for
Infamous rogue education agent pleads guilty in Canada
Canada's CBC has reported that Brijesh Mishra, the rogue education agent who triggered a legal and political storm last year when he was accused of duping dozens of Canada-bound Indian
Agent aggregator Crizac to IPO in India
India based education agent aggregator Crizac intends to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Indian stock market.
Crizac has filed a 'draft red herring prospectus (DRHP)' with
2023 Annual Report: education aggregator sub-agent networks
AgentBee monitors and reports on the publicly available information on aggregator sub-agent networks, drawing on the information available on aggregator websites. This is our 2023 annual report.
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Crossing the edtech moat: aggregator disaggregation
A recent article in The PIE News - Customised agent software launched by Dfavo founder - is an interesting swirl in the crystal ball when considering the evolution of the
Education agents without websites – really?
As the AgentBee research team traverses the web, we often come across education agents that do not have a website. Sometimes the agent has a url that when entered
Reference checking education agents: navigating pitfalls
Dr Pii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in New Zealand. Pii-Tuulia has published a number of journal articles on
ApplyBoard cuts 3,500 ‘Recruitment Partners’
Canadian company ApplyBoard is synonymous with the education agent aggregator business model. Founded in 2015, ApplyBoard has grown quickly - fueled by over US$450m in venture capital - to become
Privacy risks in education agent social media marketing
Spend some time reviewing the Facebook and Instagram pages of enough education agents and you'll soon spot a common marketing technique. It's the 'congratulations' post, congratulating a student on obtaining
Where is the bar set on sub-agent due diligence?
In January 2023 we published what has since become one of our most read posts, Into temptation: the rise of education agent aggregators and sub-agent risk. A key point was
Education agents exploiting the Canada-India crisis
Diplomatic relations between Canada and India are at a low ebb following an allegation by the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, that the Indian government may have been involved in the