NAFSA report: can education agents reverse US fortunes?
Back in May NAFSA released a short report titled Losing Talent: An Economic and Foreign Policy Risk America Can't Ignore. It focuses on the decline in international student enrollment in
Education Agents
The gaping hole in your education agent application form
We've noticed a gap in almost every education agent application form we look at here at AgentBee (and we look at a lot!)
Before we get in to the detail let's
US Consulate Chennai warning on education agents
The US Consulate Chennai has tweeted a warning about "[education] agents who illegally promise US visas for a fee."
https://twitter.com/USAndChennai/status/1136887658427375621
In 2018 the US Department of State officially endorsed the use of
NZ: Indian High Commissioner calls out dodgy education agents
The Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand,Sanjiv Kohli, has just left the country after completing a full three-year term as the Head of India's Mission in Wellington.
In reflecting
Why and how you should monitor your education agents
A new academic article focuses on the importance of, and approach to education agent monitoring. The article, titled Monitoring of Education Agents Engaged in International Student Recruitment: Perspectives from the
NZ to improve education agent training
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Education New Zealand will launch a revised online education agent training program in November 2018.
According to ENZ's Manager – Agents,
Rage against Education Trafficking
The team of young journalists at Malaysia-based R.AGE are continuing their excellent investigation into education trafficking.
Their focus is on the practice of dodgy Bangladeshi education agents swindling students out of
Canada: Immigration council reminds institutions about education agent limits
The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) describes itself as "a national regulatory body that serves and protects the public by overseeing licensed immigration and citizenship consulting and international
Why your inactive education agents are a ticking time bomb
I recently posted about the common problem of inactive education agents, and what to do about them.
In that earlier post I focused on the opportunity cost of inactive education agents
NZ: Philippines Ambassador takes on dishonest education agents
The Ambassador of the Philippines to New Zealand recently took to Twitter to criticize the NZ Government about international students being cheated and misled by dishonest education agents acting for
UK: BBC exposes education agent scandal
The BBC's investigative current affairs documentary program, Panorama, has blown the lid off serious fraud by dishonest education agents who are ripping of the UK's student loans system.
The investigation ran
Dodgy education agents mislead international students in Canada
Canada's CBC news is reporting that dozens of international students in Canada claim they were misled by dodgy education agents about their chances of remaining in Canada on a work
British Council offers free online course for education agents
The British Council is offering a free online course through Future Learn - Study UK: a Guide for Education Agents and Counsellors
Future Learn is a MOOC (massively open online course) provider owned by
NZ: new government to crack down on education agents
New Zealand's new Labour government has said publicly that it is giving serious consideration to regulating offshore education agents.
Speaking at rally on 29 October organised by the Migrant Worker Association,
American International Recruitment Council continues to grow
The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) recently announced three new educational institution members on Twitter: Wilson College, California State University, Stanislaus, and Troy University.
A big #NewMemberMonday welcome to @WilsonCollegePA !
— AIRC (@A_I_R_C)
Wild West: working with education agents in emerging markets
I recently read an excellent post on the PIE blog by Dr. Mark Ashwill, the MD of Capstone in Vietnam: "Meet the new boss, similar to the old boss: new agent
The Philippines accuses NZ of supporting “education trafficking”
The Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand, Jesus 'Gary' Domingo, has taken to Twitter and Facebook this week to accuse the NZ Government of turning a blind eye to 'education trafficking'
AIRC verdict on Chinese education agent scandal
In December 2016 I posted an Agent Alert about Beijing New Oriental Vision Overseas Consultancy, which is one of the largest education agents in China.
It followed a Reuters investigation into the
Sydney SYMPLED symposium to focus on education agents
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That's the call to action on the website of SYMPLED 2017 - a symposium on education recruitment.
The next symposium will be for
New Year’s Resolution: Do Better at Education Agent Management
Happy 2017!
This was my experience of New Year's Eve 2016 - watching the fireworks in Sydney with my family. It's always a great show, and when it was done the