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
Best Practice
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
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
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
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
Zero visibility: your hidden education sub-agent network
Education agents are key players in international education. In the main destination markets they recruit a significant percentage of international students.
Estimated percentage of international students recruited by education agents by
Zombie Education Agents – Survival Guide
Halloween is almost upon us (cue creaking door sound and spooky music). It's a time for ghoulish reflection on important questions like, "are ghosts real?", and "what will I do
How to assess and manage education agent performance
If you are working with education agents to recruit international students it is important to understand how each of your agents is performing.
Quantitative assessment is straightforward. You are probably
Shady agents: international law and practice
Good education agents can create great outcomes for your institution and the international students they work with.
Unfortunately, working with education agents comes with risks. Shady agents - those who are
Agent management under NZ’s new Pastoral Care Code
From 1 January 2022, New Zealand institutions educating international students will have to comply with a new code of practice for the pastoral care of international students.
The Education (Pastoral Care
8 indicators of a successful education agent
In early 2019 an Australian Parliamentary Committee tabled a report into the efficacy of the regulation of migration and education agents. A submission to the inquiry from the International Students
Education agent management practice in the UK
Our recent post "The 6 types of education agents" drew on the excellent British Universities’ International Liaison Association report: “A Partnership for Quality: A route to a UK Quality Framework with
The 6 types of education agents
Education agents play an important role as drivers of international student recruitment. The term 'education agent' is used generally to describe a business that supports international students to enrol at
Inactive education agents and what to do about them
I talk to a lot of international student recruitment professionals working in-house for educational institutions.
We are usually discussing how our solutions can help them build and manage their education agent
Are your education agents ethical?
Educational institutions working with education agents understand that the benefits of a productive agent network come with unavoidable risk. Agents who behave dishonestly, unprofessionally or unethically can do serious
Education Agent Management Best Practice Guide
Education agents play an important role in the international education market. Each year agents are responsible for recruiting a significant number of international students for educational institutions across the globe.
Education Agent Misconduct: what you can’t see can’t hurt you.
Ok, so the title of this post was deliberately provocative, but the education agent management processes implemented by many educational institutions mean that they are flying blind on the critical
The gaping hole in your education agent application form
We've noticed a gap in almost every education agent application form we look at here at AgentBee (and we look at a lot!)
Before we get in to the detail let's
Why and how you should monitor your education agents
A new academic article focuses on the importance of, and approach to education agent monitoring. The article, titled Monitoring of Education Agents Engaged in International Student Recruitment: Perspectives from the
New Year’s Resolution: Do Better at Education Agent Management
Happy 2017!
This was my experience of New Year's Eve 2016 - watching the fireworks in Sydney with my family. It's always a great show, and when it was done the