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,
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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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Jan 2023 update: Aggregator sub-agent networks
This update post follows our earlier posts:
5 questions to ask an education agent aggregator about their sub-agents, and
Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks
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US college admission fraud mastermind faces 6 years in prison
The long running US college admission fraud scandal is finally drawing to a close, and the man behind it all - William 'Rick' Singer - will soon face his day
ApplyBoard explains sub-agent due diligence process
An episode of Canadian investigative journalism program, The Fifth Estate, on 12 October 2022, shone a light on international student recruitment in Canada, including the role of education agents and aggregators.
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
Hyderabad City Police warn community against fake education agencies
In mid-December, the Deputy Commissioner of Hyderabad City Police in India issued a public warning about dishonest education agents:
Please do not believe Fake Educational Consultancies, [or] Mediators/Agents of other state
ApplyBoard cuts 90 staff
Regional media in the Waterloo region of Canada is reporting that ApplyBoard cut 90 of its 1500 staff on Monday 28 November. The staff ApplyBoard has let go are from
Indian students rely on police to check education agents
A recent story in Indian newspaper, The Hindu, describes how many Indian students now seek help from the police to check on education agents that they are considering working with.