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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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Australia should offer the “promised” fair-go to Private Education Providers and end it’s currently practised CASTE SYSTEM where one sector is the BRAHMIN, while the other UNTOUCHABLE.

27 May 201327 May 2013
“Incompetence, indifference.... or something worse?” is how Australia’s Private Providers describe the Visa system and not without a reason… The ACPET CEO, Ms Clare Field, in her message dated “today”…
AAERI…

BREAKING MYTH HERE: Indian Student Numbers “going overseas” not increasing! REALITY: FEWER Indian students are now going overseas. Total numbers to BIG FIVE DESTINATIONS has dropped to One-Third in last four years!!!

26 May 201326 May 2013
Sorry "analysts and experts": You have been wrong with your projections. Sorry journalists and education writers: You have recycled the misinformation fed by the the various bodies and incorrectly reported…
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When I warn Institutions on the SVP abuse, am I an “alarmist” or a “whistleblower”?

24 May 201324 May 2013
It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be. (Virgil) Australian Streamline Visa Processing is one of the innovations seen in this area in recent years. I believe…
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Very difficult to choose between “un-differentiated” Universities! Newer Universities in UK and Australia have become “Jack of all trades and Master of none”.

23 May 201323 May 2013
Rankings (even subject-wise) are extremely unreliable and other than location, there are hardly any differentiators. Though I am talking more of the Aussie and UK institutions and primarily those who have taken birth…
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As “Ausssie Dollar” displays much-needed “weakening”; Are all impediments removed and Australia bound student numbers to increase?

19 May 2013
It appears that stars conspired against Australian Education Exports around 2009. What began with the slightly exaggerated accounts of the student security issues was further compounded by toughened student visa…
AAERI…

International Education’s India 2012 Report Card and forecast for 2013: Market shrinking and 10,000 is the new “fee paying student” target.

15 May 201325 Aug 2013
Each year, I share a snapshot for the total numbers that went out to US, UK, Australian, Canada and NZ from India and the trends that can define the year…
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British Diplomat practise Churchill advise. Post Study Work withdrawn but High Commissioner claims that the new system will easily allow students to stay on for six years to work!!!

7 May 20137 May 2013
Winston Churchill is widely regarded is the tallest of the British leaders and he once defined diplomacy as "the art of telling people to go to hell in such a…
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Delhi University to offer 4 year degrees. The criticism doesn’t make sense…

22 Apr 201322 Apr 2013
Is Delhi University copying US undergrad format? Is this going to make one wait for another year before graduating? Should this be opposed? Should the MoHRD and others step in…
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Should you send your child to an Indian BOARDING SCHOOL? Yes… but only for the right reasons.

9 Apr 201310 Apr 2013
About 5 years ago, I met a pal of mine from college days. We were meeting after 17years and so it was natural to ask about each other and our…
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Australian Post Study Work Visa implemented. Largely GREAT NEWS but NEGATIVE for some…

23 Mar 201323 Mar 2013
I HAVE DONE SEVERAL BLOGS ON THE ISSUE AND FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY, IT IS A REALITY... It is indeed great news for new degree bound students and the big plus…
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Class Action being moved and legal options as the next step for affected students whose degrees from overseas of less than 2 years have been found invalid!!!

20 Mar 201320 Mar 2013
I have received the following from a group of affected students holding 1 year Masters degrees from UK: In continuation of our earlier post on equivalence of UK degree, several …
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How IIPM’s Arindam Chaudhuri built the Rs 533 crore business!

20 Mar 2013
Please go to the Internet and fill it up. If you say Arindam Chaudhuri is ugly and has a bad sense of dressing, I will not say anything. But if…
australia…

Ozzie PM Gillard all set for a self-goal next week with the Post Study Work (expanded 485) visa… A clear case of political bad-timing which she can’t help now…

20 Mar 201320 Mar 2013
If the Post Study Work visa (expanded 485) is indeed implemented next week, it is likely to be a case of bad timing for the Gillard Government and a clear…
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The politics in Australia is no different to India… Governments sit on committee recommendations for political gains!

19 Mar 2013
One of the similarities between India and Australia that I find utterly annoying is the delays in implementing the recommendations of committees set up by the respective Government primarily due…
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Salman Khan introduced KHAN ACADEMY and now Sugata Mitra tells us that WE DON’T NEED THE ACADEMIES AT ALL!!!

1 Mar 20131 Mar 2013
Schools are designed to produce children who will: -please their parents (because they send the children to school) -please the government (because they pay for the school) Schools are not…
australia…

Australia finds that businesses and public want International Students to stay on post study and contribute to the society… Will this encourage the Govt to lower the bar for job-linked immigration!

26 Feb 2013
The research, conducted for Universities Australia, found more that 80 per cent of business representatives surveyed and 72 per cent of the public said that international students should be encouraged to…
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British PM Cameron attempts “spinning”. India Visit fails Education agenda of PSW, Equivalence and Security!

22 Feb 201322 Feb 2013
English bowlers are beginning to excel as spinners and some believe that Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar is currently the best spinner in the world. It appears that even the UK…
IIPM…

Blocking of IIPM critical websites validates “his” Mantra: STOP ME IF YOU CAN!!!

16 Feb 2013
Rok Sako To Rok Lo (English: Stop Me if You Can) is a 2004 Bollywood movie produced and directed by the "Arindam Chaudhri". Is it not interesting that the title of…
IB…

My article in TEACHER: To IB or not to IB? from an Indian perspective…

15 Feb 2013
 
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Indian Govt Panel likely to reject the UK plea for equivalency of the UK Masters.

15 Feb 201315 Feb 2013
Blow to UK degree plea. The above linked article from The Telegraph indicates that... An expert panel has advised the government against accepting a British request to recognise the one-year…

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