International Student Recruitment Archives

January 31, 2026

Kenya Education Regulator Names 20 Illegal Student Recruitment Agencies

In a significant move to safeguard the integrity of international education pathways, Kenya’s Commission for University Education (CUE) has publicly identified 20 student recruitment agencies operating illegally within the country.

International Student Recruitment

January 23, 2026

2025 Annual Report: Agent Aggregators and their Sub-Agent Networks

AgentBee monitors and reports on the education agent aggregator sector, drawing on the information available on aggregator websites and publicly reported information. This is our 2025 annual report. Comings and goings... 2025

International Student Recruitment

January 18, 2026

Nepal: agent pushes back on police action

On 15 January 2026, The Kathmandu Post report a that Nepal Police have arrested six owners and managers of local education consultancies accused of defrauding Nepali students by placing them

International Student Recruitment

October 26, 2025

Crizac acquires Studies Planet

In a media release on 24 October 2025, India-based education agent aggregator, Crizac, announced that it has acquired a 'controlling stake' in Studies Planet through its wholly-owned subsidiary Crizac LTD

International Student Recruitment

September 23, 2025

Bad(ge) Behaviour: are agents misusing the BC Certified Counsellor badge?

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. When successfully completed

Education Agent Aggregators

International Student Recruitment

August 1, 2025

The Pareto Principle: Agent Aggregators and Sub-Agent Risk

In early July 2025, education agent aggregator Crizac conducted a successful IPO in India. The details were covered by The PIE and a host of Indian business media outlets. The final

International Student Recruitment

January 8, 2025

2024 Annual Report: Agent Aggregators and their Sub-Agent Networks

AgentBee monitors and reports on the sub-agent networks of education agent aggregators, drawing on the information available on aggregator websites. This is our 2024 annual report. The charts below shows the

International Student Recruitment

December 28, 2024

India: 100+ Canadian colleges, agents identified in US people smuggling scheme

On 24 December 2024, India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) released a media statement on the initial findings of its investigation into the Dingucha Case in 2022, in which an Indian family

International Student Recruitment

December 23, 2024

2024 in Review: Education Agent Policy and Practice

Dr Pii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor in the School of Business at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in New Zealand. She has published a number of journal articles on education

International Student Recruitment

August 11, 2023

Ups and downs in aggregator sub-agent networks

The education agent aggregator model continues to attract attention, in particular in relation to issues of transparency and accountability associated with large sub-agent networks. Government inquiries and policy processes in

Bhutan

Education Agents

International Student Recruitment

July 31, 2023

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

International Student Recruitment

March 19, 2023

Ontario colleges tighten controls on education agents

On 16 March, Colleges Ontario released a new set of standards to strengthen the programs and supports for international students. The document includes the following section on international education agents: International

Best Practice

Education Agents

International Student Recruitment

December 26, 2022

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

Canada

Education Agents

International Student Recruitment

November 30, 2022

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

International Student Recruitment

September 6, 2022

German Ambassador: agents involved in Indian student visa fraud

The German Ambassador to India, Phillip Ackerman, has said that up to 15 per cent of the student visa applications made by Indian students include fake documents. The Ambassador also

International Student Recruitment

February 8, 2022

OpenLearning Partners with AIRC on member education

On 7 February 2022, OpenLearning announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) to assist with the delivery and scaling of AIRC’s

International Student Recruitment

September 17, 2021

Education agents arrested in India cheating scandal

In early September 2021 India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CIB) arrested seven directors and employees of educational consultancy Affinity Education Pvt Ltd, on suspicion of offences of criminal conspiracy and

Best Practice

International Student Recruitment

August 17, 2019

Education Agent Misconduct: what you can’t see can’t hurt you.

Ok, so the title of this post was deliberately provocative, but the education agent management processes implemented by many educational institutions mean that they are flying blind on the critical

International Student Recruitment

April 19, 2019

Canadian universities relying more on education agents

Canada's CBC news reports that Canadian universities, particularly those on the country's Atlantic coast are increasingly using education agents to recruit international students in a highly competitive international market. According to

International Student Recruitment

September 5, 2018

Tanzania PM Majalira cracks down on education agents

The PM of Tanzania, Mr Kassim Majalira, has ordered his Ministry for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training to review all overseas education agents in Tanzania to verify their integrity. Speaking

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