International Student Recruitment Archives

October 16, 2026

NZ study visa refusal spike blamed on dodgy education agents

On 15 October 2026, RNZ reported a dramatic jump in student visa refusals by Immigration New Zealand (INZ), with immigration advisers pointing to education agents in India and Bangladesh, and

International Student Recruitment

October 3, 2026

Hidden agent risk – a case study

On 5 September 2026 media outlets in the Philippines ran a story about the country's Department of Migrant Workers shutting down a labour hire agency which allegedly recruited Filipino workers

International Student Recruitment

September 9, 2026

Korea tightens education agent regulation

South Korea's Ministry of Education used its September 8 policy announcement to shift the national international student strategy from growth to quality control, and agents are one of the areas

International Student Recruitment

July 13, 2026

Nepal overhauls education agent regulation

On 8 July 2026, Nepal's Council of Ministers endorsed two new regulations governing international education: the Foreign Academic Programme (Operation and Regulation) Regulations, 2083, and the Educational Consultancy, Language Teaching

International Student Recruitment

May 26, 2026

Aggregator play: OpenLearning Launches The Uni Guide

On 25 May 2026, ASX-listed OpenLearning Limited (ASX: OLL) announced the launch of The Uni Guide, an "international student recruitment marketplace, connecting students, education agents and universities through a single

International Student Recruitment

April 14, 2026

UK Home Office updates sponsor guidance on education agents

The UK Home Office has updated its Student Sponsor Guidance in a way that is directly relevant to UK institutions using education agents. In the April 2026 update to Document

International Student Recruitment

April 1, 2026

Has ApplyBoard’s Blocklist delivered on its aims?

In August 2023 ApplyBoard publicly announced its ‘Recruitment Partner Blocklist’ in the context of an article on its website setting out its approach to monitoring and managing its recruitment partner network. An article in The PIE described

International Student Recruitment

February 24, 2026

The Education Agent Economy: Inside Australia’s $530+ Million Commission Spend

Recent financial disclosures from Australia's public universities reported by The Australian have pulled back the curtain on the scale of education agent commission spending. The figures, drawn from the 2024

International Student Recruitment

February 8, 2026

China agents selling fake docs for HK uni admission

A recent media report in Hong Kong has detailed allegations that education agents operating in mainland China are offering fraudulent high-school credentials to students seeking entry into Hong Kong degree

International Student Recruitment

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 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

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

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

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