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Ravi Lochan Singh is the Managing Director of Global Reach, a company that has been representing leading Universities from around the world for 32+ years. An alumnus of India's The Doon School, Delhi's SRCC and thereafter having completed an MBA from Bond University, Australia; he founded the company in 1991. Ravi has been working with various international bodies across countries in the development of the self-regulatory structures for the industry. His role with AAERI (the one of its kind agent body promoted by the Australian Government Departments) has earned him recognition as a major stakeholder in the education export industry. His blogs on education topics has significant following and his comments on matters of importance pertaining to his sector can ruffle settled notions. The blog is his personal expression and mayn't be read as official statements of organisations that he is associated with.
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Bar Council of India extends recognition to several law degrees: Good news for Australia; Bad for NZ.

2 Jul 2012
List of Foreign Universities Whose Degrees in law Recognized By the Bar Council of India As on 18th May, 2012 Conditions The Degrees in law from the following Universities abroad…
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Bullying in residential schools is far worse than Ragging in Colleges… Ragging is punishable while Bullies escape!

20 Jun 2012
India finally has strict "anti ragging" laws that lead to immediate arrests. The arrests are now becoming a deterrent for many. However, I am shocked to find that the very…
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The failings of the Rankings and why I don’t trust them…

16 Jun 201216 Jun 2012
India announces that Foreign Universities which figure in top 500 in the world will be able to enter into twinning arrangements with Indian Universities. Sounds very good to someone who…
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Slipping Indian Rupee against US and Canadian currencies makes NZ and Australia preferred study destinations!

30 May 201230 May 2012
There is a lot of talk on the slipping Indian Rupee against the US Dollar and its impact on the students wanting to study overseas. The reality is that the…
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Sibal’s 2013 changes necessitates regular schooling for IITs… Will this “finally” end the KOTA Raj?

29 May 2012
Ask school leavers opting for Engineering degrees overseas on the reason why they didn't consider IITs, the answer will be that their regular schooling prepared them for life but did…
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Counseling on Careers needs to include family’s aspirations and circumstances. Not just student’s aptitude and grades.

20 May 201220 May 2012
I am not a trained career counsellor and SECONDLY I believe that in the last 22 years I have met with thousands of young school leavers and their parents that…
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When NZ looks for scapegoats in education agents “to cover their faults”; NZ loses its uniqueness.

16 May 201216 May 2012
I am often accused of being biased in favor of New Zealand and its regulations. I am and I am not hiding it. This is more so, because, over the…
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New Zealand introduces its own STREAMLINE VISA PROCESSING relying on their accredited education agents… Good Move indeed !!!

15 May 201219 Mar 2014
NZ to launch 10-day visa processing In a bid to boost international numbers, New Zealand has agreed to speed up visa processing for those wanting to study in New Zealand…
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Is effective schooling being delivered by efficient schools? New-Age vs Traditional Schools.

10 May 2012
The Telegraph carries an interesting article this day from the head of a leading traditional school in Kolkata. The article makes very good reading in today's times when new-age efficient…
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There is a need to change the EDUCATION SYSTEM where “Degrees” drain Creativity and Intelligence.

9 May 20129 May 2012
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Despite Intelligentsia’s opposition – Proposed BOND for emigrating Indian MBBS be extended to other subsidized professionals…

7 May 2012
When Indian Health Minister, Gulam Nabi Azad proposed that all Indian MBBS moving to US for further studies sign a bond that if they donot return, they will not be…
AIU…

Why IB (INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE) doesn’t fit into the INDIAN scheme of things?

1 May 201224 Sep 2015
Before you assume that I am opining that Indian year 12 boards especially the ISC to be better than IB, allow me to indicate in clear terms that I am…
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LONDON STATEMENT: SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR EDUCATION AGENTS…

26 Apr 201226 Apr 2012
   
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Shocker: India states that UK Master Degrees as NOT Master equivalent; British Council “helpless”!!!

17 Apr 201218 Apr 2012
AIU (Association of Indian Universities) is the only recognized body in India for granting academic equivalence of degrees/diplomas not only within the country but also to other similar bodies in…
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UK “bluffs” India in believing that it will continue to allow Post Study Work for International Students!

17 Apr 201217 Apr 2012
India needs to realize that the provisions and changes in UK are not just for Indian students and it does need some in its team who can do the homework…
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Utter SVP chaos! Ozzie Universities to learn swimming, sans instructor or manual.

9 Apr 20129 Apr 2012
Streamlining Visa Processing is not really turning out to be as per design. The visa part of the processing may become so but rest of the process is jumbled up…
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Tata Docomo latest advert applies so much to the Education Advertising too…

7 Apr 2012
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India’s university system in ‘deep crisis’

28 Mar 2012
Unaccredited and often entirely fake colleges have sprung up all over India as demand for higher education accelerates. In the booming New Delhi suburb of Gurgaon, there are dozens of…
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Australian Streamlining implemented, Post Study Work detailed… imperfections continue to linger!

27 Mar 2012
This is an interesting week indeed. I have also just returned to the chaos after spending a few weeks in Australia that allowed me to hear and share the viewpoints…
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You may not like the message but don’t shoot the messenger (i.e. British Council)!

13 Mar 2012
British Council accused of undermining Government immigration policy A quango that is meant to promote Britain overseas has been accused of trying to undermine Government policy on immigration. 1 in…

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