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December 26, 2022

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

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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

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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

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November 11, 2021

Why NZ data is important in education agent risk management

New Zealand is currently the only country in the world (at least that we know of) that publishes education agent performance data. In late 2018 the Australian Government committed to publish

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Education Agents

October 25, 2021

Education Agent Closure – 5 things your institution should do

The global COVID-19 crisis has forced many education agents out of business. A recent survey of over 2,000 education agencies in five Chinese cities - Shenyang, Qingdao, Nanjing,

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Education Agents

October 16, 2021

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

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Education Agents

October 14, 2021

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

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Education Agents

October 4, 2021

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

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Education Agents

September 27, 2021

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

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Education Agents

New Zealand

August 20, 2021

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

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Education Agents

August 14, 2021

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

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Education Agents

August 12, 2021

How to background check your education agents

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Education Agents

June 25, 2021

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

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Education Agents

June 18, 2021

Education agent portal – 10 critical features

Active management of your education agent network is critical if you want your education agent channel to be a strong source of international student enrollments. A dedicated education agent portal is

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International Student Recruitment

June 3, 2021

5 tips to enroll more students through your education agent channel

A productive education agent channel can be a valuable source of international student enrollments. Education agents are already an important part of the international education landscape, and it's likely they they

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Education Agents

May 31, 2021

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

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Education Agents

May 27, 2021

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

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Education Agents

April 24, 2021

How to recruit education agents during COVID

The COVID crisis will end and international student markets will reopen. But as we head towards mid-2021 it's clear that we are not out of the woods yet. Third waves

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Education Agents

March 26, 2021

Recruiting education agents – why it’s not working for you

Many educational institutions around the world use education agents to recruit international students. And when the COVID-19 crisis ends it is likely that educational institutions will rely on their education agents

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Education Agents

March 23, 2021

Why education agents are like medieval monks

Scriptorium - literally "a place of writing", is used to refer to a room in medieval European monastaries devoted to the writing and copying of manuscripts by monastic scribes. Around 1450, Johannes

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