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
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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.
I-Unite: another education agent aggregator launches
While attending the recent ICEF Berlin Digital Day, Gaurav Batra, the Managing Director of Infinite Group, announced the launch of "I-Unite, an AI driven recruitment platform".
I-Unite is an education agent
New AIRC standards cover education agents
In a statement on 9 November 2022, the Executive Director of the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC), Brian Whalen, officially launched the International Enrollment Management (IEM) Standards for Higher Education
Update: Aggregator sub-agent networks
Our recent post, 'Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks', seemed to strike a chord, attracting interest on Linkedin, and almost 100 shares.
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Nigeria: Education agents involved in sex trafficking
Trends show that victims that come to the “TRNC” with student visas are deceived by agents that are used as a shield by the traffickers.Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition
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Education agent jailed for money laundering
On 17 February 2022, an Australian court sentenced education agent Andre Giminez Barbosa, to six years in jail for the offence of "dealing in money or property worth $1 million
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Boots on the ground: agent aggregators build their networks
In this post we're taking a look at how some of the main education agent aggregators have grown their sub-agent networks.
In a recent post we looked at education agent aggregators,
UniApplyNow: another aggregator enters the fray
In a Linkedin post on 13 July 2022, Jenny Nieveen, the president and CEO of OHLA Schools in the US, announced the launch of "new AI University Admission Platform" UniApplyNow.
Tanzania PM orders close monitoring of education agents
In a speech on 19 July 2022, the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Kassim Majaliwa, instructed the country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to manage and closely monitor the conduct
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