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July 3, 2022

How unauthorised education agents use your institution as bait

Many educational institutions are grappling with the problem of unauthorised education agents - i.e. education agents that claim to act for the institution when in fact they don't. These agents

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July 1, 2022

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Algeria

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June 19, 2022

Education agent, influencers, jailed in Algeria

In January 2022, AgentBee posted about the arrest in Algeria of a criminal gang suspected of scamming Algerian university students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Algerian authorities said

Canada

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June 3, 2022

Canadian parliamentary committee recommends regulation of education agents

In May 2022, the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration tabled its report, 'Differential Treatment in Recruitment and Acceptance Rates of Foreign Students in Quebec and in the

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May 28, 2022

Education Agents: Reading List

Education agents play a key role in the international student recruitment process. There is growing interest in the issues surrounding education agents, fuelled by the rapid rise of the education

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April 10, 2022

Study Group suspends Russian and Belarusian agents

A Linkedin post in early April 2022 from an education agent based in Minsk, Belarus indicates that Study Group has suspended its relationships with education agents in Russia and Belarus.

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April 9, 2022

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Canada

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April 2, 2022

Education agent deep dive wins Canadian journalism prize

In August 2021, Canadian writer Nicholas Hune-Brown published a deep dive article in The Walrus magazine, The Shadowy Business of International Education. In Nick's own words "it’s a wide-ranging

Canada

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February 22, 2022

Canada: Indian High Comm issues advisory on Rising Phoenix International Inc

On 18 February the Indian High Commission in Ottawa issued an advisory for over 2,000 Indian students who were left high and dry when three Montreal colleges declared bankruptcy last

Algeria

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January 16, 2022

Algerian authorities arrest fake education agents

In a statement on 15 January 2022, Algerian authorities announced the arrest of a criminal gang suspected of scamming Algerian university students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The statement

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December 31, 2021

Colleges have limited oversight of agents says Ontario auditor

A December 2021 report by the Auditor General of Ontario on its audit of public colleges in the province found "limited college oversight of international student recruitment agencies". The audit examined

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October 16, 2021

Zero visibility: your hidden education sub-agent network

Education agents are key players in international education. In the main destination markets they recruit a significant percentage of international students. Estimated percentage of international students recruited by education agents by

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October 14, 2021

Zombie Education Agents – Survival Guide

Halloween is almost upon us (cue creaking door sound and spooky music). It's a time for ghoulish reflection on important questions like, "are ghosts real?", and "what will I do

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October 4, 2021

How to assess and manage education agent performance

If you are working with education agents to recruit international students it is important to understand how each of your agents is performing. Quantitative assessment is straightforward. You are probably

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September 27, 2021

Shady agents: international law and practice

Good education agents can create great outcomes for your institution and the international students they work with. Unfortunately, working with education agents comes with risks. Shady agents - those who are

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USA

September 21, 2021

Is the US ruling out education agents (again)?

Back in 2013 the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) in the US changed the approach and language in its Statement of Principles of Good Practice to remove what

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The Gambia

August 22, 2021

The Gambia to crack down on ‘deceitful’ education agents

The Gambia's Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) has vowed to work with police and intelligence services to crack down on "false educational agencies". In June 2021,

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New Zealand

August 20, 2021

Agent management under NZ’s new Pastoral Care Code

From 1 January 2022, New Zealand institutions educating international students will have to comply with a new code of practice for the pastoral care of international students. The Education (Pastoral Care

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August 14, 2021

8 indicators of a successful education agent

In early 2019 an Australian Parliamentary Committee tabled a report into the efficacy of the regulation of migration and education agents. A submission to the inquiry from the International Students

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August 11, 2021

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