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November 12, 2022

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

Iran

November 5, 2022

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

Education Agents

Nigeria

August 7, 2022

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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,

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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

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

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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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USA

January 30, 2022

US recovers $450k from convicted education agent

In late December 2021 the United States Attorney’s Office announced that $454,945 recovered from the forfeited assets of Keenam “Kason” Parkto would be distributed to his victims. Through his company

Algeria

Education Agents

January 16, 2022

Algerian authorities arrest fake education agents

In a statement on 15 January 2022, Algerian authorities announced the arrest of a criminal gang suspected of scamming Algerian university students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The statement

Canada

Education Agents

December 31, 2021

Colleges have limited oversight of agents says Ontario auditor

A December 2021 report by the Auditor General of Ontario on its audit of public colleges in the province found "limited college oversight of international student recruitment agencies". The audit examined

Bhutan

December 11, 2021

Bhutan investigating tax evasion by education agents

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service Reports that the country's Department of Revenue and Customs is investigating suspected tax evasion by a number of education agencies (aka education consultancy businesses). A government study

Education Agents

USA

September 21, 2021

Is the US ruling out education agents (again)?

Back in 2013 the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) in the US changed the approach and language in its Statement of Principles of Good Practice to remove what

Education Agents

The Gambia

August 22, 2021

The Gambia to crack down on ‘deceitful’ education agents

The Gambia's Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has vowed to work with police and intelligence services to crack down on "false educational agencies". In June 2021,

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