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Education Agent Aggregators
Education Agents
July 28, 2022

Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks

In this post we're taking a look at how some of the main education agent aggregators have grown their sub-agent networks. In a recent post we looked at education agent aggregators,
uniapplynow
Education Agents
USA
July 22, 2022

UniApplyNow: another aggregator enters the fray

In a Linkedin post on 13 July 2022, Jenny Nieveen, the president and CEO of OHLA Schools in the US, announced the launch of "new AI University Admission Platform" UniApplyNow.
Tanzania
Education Agents
Tanzania
July 21, 2022

Tanzania PM orders close monitoring of education agents

In a speech on 19 July 2022, the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Kassim Majaliwa, instructed the country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to manage and closely monitor the conduct
Flywire
Education Agents
July 14, 2022

Flywire acquires Cohort Go to grow education agent network

On 13 July 2022, global payments and software company, Flywire (Nasdaq: FLYW), announced that it had acquired Cohort Go, an international education payments provider. Flywire said the acquisition will extend its
client references
Best Practice
Education Agents
July 11, 2022

Education agent due diligence: why client references alone don’t cut it

If your institution works with education agents to recruit international students, you're already aware of the critical importance of due diligence - both on new and current agents - to
unauthorised education agents
Education Agents
July 3, 2022

How unauthorised education agents use your institution as bait

Many educational institutions are grappling with the problem of unauthorised education agents - i.e. education agents that claim to act for the institution when in fact they don't. These agents
Algeria
Algeria
Education Agents
June 19, 2022

Education agent, influencers, jailed in Algeria

In January 2022, AgentBee posted about the arrest in Algeria of a criminal gang suspected of scamming Algerian university students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Algerian authorities said
regulation of education agents
Canada
Education Agents
June 3, 2022

Canadian parliamentary committee recommends regulation of education agents

In May 2022, the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration tabled its report, 'Differential Treatment in Recruitment and Acceptance Rates of Foreign Students in Quebec and in the
reading list
Best Practice
Education Agents
May 28, 2022

Education Agents: Reading List

Education agents play a key role in the international student recruitment process. There is growing interest in the issues surrounding education agents, fuelled by the rapid rise of the education
Western Australia
Australia
Education Agents
May 13, 2022

Education agents a priority in Western Australia Budget

On 12 May 2022, the Government of Western Australia handed down the State's budget for 2022-23. It includes funding of just over A$40 million to drive the growth of Western
BC Government
Canada
Education Agent Alert
May 5, 2022

BC Government alleges fraud by education agency operators

According to Canadian media reports the Government of British Columbia has commenced legal action to seize assets from immigration consultant Vipan Datta, his wife, Ritu, consultant Kuldeep Kaur and her
US Embassy in New Delhi
Education Agent Alert
India
USA
April 14, 2022

US Embassy in New Delhi alleges fraud by 7 education agents

Media outlets in India are reporting that the Delhi Police have arrested as many as 20 people on suspicion of migration fraud. The arrests are reportedly based on complaints from
study group
Education Agents
April 10, 2022

Study Group suspends Russian and Belarusian agents

A Linkedin post in early April 2022 from an education agent based in Minsk, Belarus indicates that Study Group has suspended its relationships with education agents in Russia and Belarus.
deep dive
Canada
Education Agents
April 2, 2022

Education agent deep dive wins Canadian journalism prize

In August 2021, Canadian writer Nicholas Hune-Brown published a deep dive article in The Walrus magazine, The Shadowy Business of International Education. In Nick's own words "it’s a wide-ranging
canam
Education Agent Alert
India
March 18, 2022

Indian students protest against IDP, Canam and Bestway

On 23 February 2022 the website of Indian newspaper, The Tribune, reported that a group of students in Ludhiana protested against three "immigration consultants" - Bestway Education and Immigration Services,
indian education agent
Education Agent Alert
India
March 3, 2022

2 arrests in 2 months for Indian education agent

The Indian media is reporting that, on 24 February 2022, police in Hyderabad arrested several people suspected of being involved in a fake education certificate racket. One of those arrested
rising phoenix international
Canada
Education Agents
February 22, 2022

Canada: Indian High Comm issues advisory on Rising Phoenix International Inc

On 18 February the Indian High Commission in Ottawa issued an advisory for over 2,000 Indian students who were left high and dry when three Montreal colleges declared bankruptcy last
education agent monitoring
Australia
Education Agents
February 16, 2022

Education agent monitoring patchy in Australia says Ed Dept

On 10 February 2022, Australia's Department of Education, Skills and Employment released a discussion paper on the review of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) legislative framework. The paper
AIRC
International Student Recruitment
February 8, 2022

OpenLearning Partners with AIRC on member education

On 7 February 2022, OpenLearning announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) to assist with the delivery and scaling of AIRC’s
terrorist financing
Education Agent Alert
India
February 7, 2022

Indian police allege education agents complicit in terrorist financing

In late December 2021, following a year long investigation, police in India filed a charge sheet with the special Judge for the NIA (National Investigation Agency) alleging that: a separatist-controlled
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