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International Student Recruitment

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
Pii-Tuulia
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
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
Ontario Colleges
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
agent aggregator
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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
ApplyBoard cuts
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
German Ambassador
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
AIRC
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
india cheating
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
Education Agent Misconduct
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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
Indian international students
International Student Recruitment
Ireland
Post
August 5, 2017

Visa delays could stop Indian international students studying in Ireland

The Irish Times is reporting that visa delays for Indian international students could mean that many students will not receive their visas in time to commence their studies at top
International Student Recruitment
Vietnam
January 7, 2017

Vietnam: Confusion on New Education Agent Rules

A story in a Vietnamese newspaper on 3 January was headed: Vietnam draws up rules for foreign education agents as students flock overseas Unfortunately the story is short on detail, but
Education Agent Management best practice
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Education Agents
International Student Recruitment
January 3, 2017

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
International Student Recruitment
December 28, 2016

Flying start for new education agent reviews website

EducationAgentReviews.com is a new website focused on improving transparency and standards in the education agency recruitment process.  It also features listings of current international education conferences, recruitment tours,  lead generation
Education Agents
International Student Recruitment
October 7, 2016

US: Expert views on the use of education agents

In recent posts I have focussed on the increasing  use of education agents by educational institutions in the US. As I dived deeper into the issue a couple of key questions emerged.
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International Student Recruitment
September 28, 2016

NACAC updates best practice on education agents

Following its landmark, and contentious, decision three years ago to allow US institutions to use agents to recruit students from outside the US, on 24 September 2016 the NACAC Assembly recently
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