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
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Sub-continent education agents running UK visa appointment scam
An article in The Guardian on 29 October reports on the widespread UK visa appointment scam inflicted on visa applicants, including international students, by education and migration agents in Pakistan,
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
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
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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
Spanish court jails education agent 6 years after Aussie scam
In late 2022 a Spanish court sentenced the owner of education agency Tu Futuro en Australia to one year and nine months in jail for a fraud which involved scamming
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Education agent arrested in Canada calamity
Over recent weeks media outlets in both India and Canada have covered the story of a large group of Indian international students in Canada who are facing deportation as a
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,
Former education agency boss pleads guilty to rape
In 2019 we posted about serious sexual assault charges laid by Victoria Police in Australia against Melbourne based migration and education agent Frank Hu.
Hu reportedly managed a group of migration,
The case of the missing education agent
On 25 February 2023, media in Bangladesh reported that a 38-year-old man, was reported as missing in Dhaka.
The missing person, Rokonuzzaman Roxy, is an employee of Edu Abroad Limited, an
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
Australia’s Tuition Protection Service issues agent guidance
Australia's Tuition Protection Service is a Government agency that helps international and domestic students if their education provider closes, stops offering their course, fails to start their course or discontinues
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
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
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