AgentBee – ISANA NZ
Our Partners: ISANA NZISANA NZ provides international education specialists in New Zealand with practical tools and professional training to deliver the best possible support to cross-border learners.AgentBee and ISANA NZ are
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Canada people smuggling case – institution responses
Over the Christmas and New Year period, the international education newswires ran hot with the story of the December 24, 2024 statement by India's Enforcement Directorate alleging the involvement of
AgentBee – BC EQA
BC EQA: education agent management solutionComply with EQA requirements. Manage agent risk. Protect your institution and students. "The institution is responsible for the education agents working on behalf of the institution including all
AgentBee – Schools
The education agent management & due diligence solution for schoolsManage agent risk. Implement best practice. Protect your school and students.Implement best practice agent management & due diligenceAgentBee provides the information
Double Agents: are your education agents recruiting for Russian universities?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine attracted condemnation from most Western liberal democracies, including the main international student destination countries - US, UK, Canada and Australia. Those countries have backed up their
AgentBee – Kudos – Thanks
Showcase your awards, accreditations and references...make them countWelcome to AgentBee: Kudos We are pleased to have you on board, and thanks for your commitment to best practice education agent due diligence.What
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, certificates of representation and professional
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
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
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,