Education Agents Archives

October 25, 2024

Hong Kong to crack down on dishonest education agents

Hong Kong leader, John Lee Ka-chiu, has vowed to cooperate with mainland Chinese authorities to target education agents who provide forged documents to students applying to local universities. In remarks on

Education Agents

September 24, 2024

Is the new British Council agent badge double edged?

In early September 2024, the British Council launched a new digital badge for counsellors and education agents who complete the updated UK agent and counsellor training course. The course is

Canada

Education Agents

August 6, 2024

Education agents a focus in BC’s new Code of Practice

British Columbia has initiated phase two of its International Education Framework to "strengthen student supports and ensure a high-quality education for international students through higher standards and stricter requirements for

Canada

Education Agents

May 31, 2024

Infamous rogue education agent pleads guilty in Canada

Canada's CBC has reported that Brijesh Mishra, the rogue education agent who triggered a legal and political storm last year when he was accused of duping dozens of Canada-bound Indian

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Education Agents

February 18, 2024

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

Education Agents

February 13, 2024

Reference checking education agents: navigating pitfalls

Dr Pii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in New Zealand. Pii-Tuulia has published a number of journal articles on

Best Practice

Education Agents

December 6, 2023

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

Education Agents

November 9, 2023

Where is the bar set on sub-agent due diligence?

In January 2023 we published what has since become one of our most read posts, Into temptation: the rise of education agent aggregators and sub-agent risk. A key point was

Canada

Education Agents

India

September 28, 2023

Education agents exploiting the Canada-India crisis

Diplomatic relations between Canada and India are at a low ebb following an allegation by the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, that the Indian government may have been involved in the

Canada

Education Agents

September 23, 2023

Canadian Senators take aim at education agents

A discussion paper issued by four Canadian Senators on 20 September 2023 examines the key challenges threatening the integrity of Canada's international student program. Education agents are included on the

Education Agents

September 2, 2023

AgentBee – Kudos

Showcase your awards, accreditations and references...make them countKudos [ˈkjuːdɒs] : Praise or recognition for an achievement What is Kudos?Kudos enables education agents to upload and display awards, references and professional memberships in

Bhutan

Education Agents

International Student Recruitment

July 31, 2023

Bhutan Government warns public on education agents

On 1 June 2023, the Higher Education Quality Council within the Royal Government of Bhutan's Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority issued a public notice to students, and their parents, who

Education Agents

April 13, 2023

Book Launch: Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education

Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Vincenzo Raimo and Eddie West have opened the world of education agents for all to see – and what an important world it is! Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher

Education Agents

India

March 25, 2023

Kerala government considering education agent regulation

A recent session of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Kerala included consideration of recent reports of Indian students who are studying abroad, or seeking to do so,

Education Agents

India

February 21, 2023

Kochi City Police to crack down on education agents

In late January 2023, Kochi City Police announced that it will increase its inspections on education agencies, as well as recruitment and travel agencies. The crack down was prompted by a

Canada

Education Agents

February 17, 2023

Student devastated by dishonest education agent

On 14 February 2023, CBC News Edmonton published the story of 25-year-old Karamjeet Kaur, a disabled Indian student who faces removal from Canada due to a fake letter of admission

Education Agents

India

January 27, 2023

Another fake education certificate racket busted in India

Indian media outlets are reporting the arrest by Rachakonda police of seven members of a gang who were operating a fake education/degree certificate scam. The accused reportedly admitted to selling

Education Agents

January 21, 2023

Education Agents

Hong Kong to crack down on dishonest education agents

Is the new British Council agent badge double edged?

Education agents a focus in BC’s new Code of Practice

Infamous rogue education agent pleads guilty in Canada

Education agents without websites – really?

Reference checking education agents: navigating pitfalls

Privacy risks in education agent social media marketing

Where is the bar set on sub-agent due diligence?

Education agents exploiting the Canada-India crisis

Canadian Senators take aim at education agents

AgentBee – Kudos

Bhutan Government warns public on education agents

Book Launch: Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education

Kerala government considering education agent regulation

Kochi City Police to crack down on education agents

Student devastated by dishonest education agent

Another fake education certificate racket busted in India

University of Portsmouth

Wright State University

Jan 2023 update: Aggregator sub-agent networks