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
The Prince Edward Island International Student Program (PEIISP) was created to deliver K-12 public education opportunities to international students. It is administered by PEI Department of Education and Lifelong Learning.
ApplyBoard is growing fast - really fast.
On 15 June 2021, ApplyBoard announced that it had raised a further US$300 in venture capital funding, valuing the company at US$3.2 billion.
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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
Between 5-8 October 2020, Amy Baker and her team at The PIE ran The PIE Live. Billed as a "dynamic virtual summit...bringing together thought leaders from around the world who
In March 2019 a US college admissions scandal was making headlines around the world, mainly because several television and movie stars were implicated.
The mastermind of the scheme - which basically
The Government of Sri Lanka will move quickly to regulate education agents in the country following the deaths of three female Sri Lankan students in Azerbaijan. The three students
Challenges around the use of sub-agents in South Asia is a critical issue according to an independent expert report recently commissioned by the Association of Australian Education Representatives in
In New Zealand the Migrant Workers Association, and Love Aotearoa Hate Racism will hold a Stand Against Racism rally on Sunday November 3 in Auckland targeting NZ First MP Shane
Chinese education agents are fueling a surge of Chinese international students into Thailand.
There are now about 30,000 students from mainland China studying at higher education institutions in Thailand. They are
The Government of Punjab is getting into the education agency business. It will set up a 'special cell' for students who want to study abroad to support them and enroll
Back in May NAFSA released a short report titled Losing Talent: An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can't Ignore. It focuses on the decline in international student enrollment in
The US Consulate Chennai has tweeted a warning about "[education] agents who illegally promise US visas for a fee."
https://twitter.com/USAndChennai/status/1136887658427375621
In 2018 the US Department of State officially endorsed the use of
US Federal authorities created a fake university - the University of Farmington - to investigate visa fraud and catch those involved.
Earlier this week they swooped and arrested over 100 University of Farmington
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Education New Zealand will launch a revised online education agent training program in November 2018.
According to ENZ's Manager – Agents,
The team of young journalists at Malaysia-based R.AGE are continuing their excellent investigation into education trafficking.
Their focus is on the practice of dodgy Bangladeshi education agents swindling students out of
The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) describes itself as "a national regulatory body that serves and protects the public by overseeing licensed immigration and citizenship consulting and international
The Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand recently took to Twitter to criticize the NZ Government about international students being cheated and misled by dishonest education agents acting for
