australia… UK Immigration Minister signals “review” of student visas… Has UK learnt its lesson? I doubt. 10 Sep 201010 Sep 2010 Deccan Chronicle reported on 7th September that British immigration minister, Mr Damian Green, is due to announce a crackdown on student visas. (See link.) Mr Green, in an interview with…
attacks… Indian message to Australia: “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” and random thoughts on the Australian Elections. 10 Sep 2010 Indian expectations from the new Aussie Government… This is being penned from Sydney where I have been keenly observing the dynamics of the Australian politics over the last few weeks.…
australia… Ground Reality: Aussie bound Indian student numbers down 77% NOT BY HALF. Newspapers and Experts foxed by data. 2 Sep 20102 Sep 2010 Ground Reality: Aussie bound Indian student numbers down 77% NOT BY HALF. Newspapers and Experts foxed by confusing stats that include re-issued visas. In yesterday’s The Australian, UNSW Pro VC…
australia… OZ chucks a doosra confusing all… Minister Crean uses enrollments to hide a 77% fall in student numbers! 5 Aug 20105 Aug 2010 New education minister (Simon Crean) has today been quoted in newspapers (look up http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/crean-says-the-overseas-market-wont-collapse/story-e6frgcjx-1225900787442 ) in Australia that things are not as bad since the enrollments have gone up, I…
australia… Time for Aussie TUTORIAL to the “education” world!!! 15 May 201015 May 2010 Before Minister Sibal left for Australia in April, I, in my blog had suggested that he should take some tips from the Aussies regarding Vocational Education and any collaboration to…
AAERI… Red Herrings… indeed: Summarising last 8 months of Indian-OZ tussle 19 Mar 201023 Mar 2010 ”The whole racism issue has really coloured this debate in an unhealthy way, because when our media either seizes on that, or the Australian media in turn respond critically, we…
Australian Government… AUSTRALIA loses its USP with changes to SOL/PR RULES & threaten downsizing of the Education Export Business 13 Mar 201013 Mar 2010 . New SOL and PR changes threat closure and downsizing of Colleges, TAFEs and also Universities. Losses of jobs, slowdown in economy are byproducts. . A few weeks ago, a…
AAERI… Baird’s ESOS Recommendations: Misplaced Diagnosis!!! 10 Mar 201011 Mar 2010 I have just put down the 95-paged Report submitted to the OZ Government by Former Liberal MP Bruce Baird recommending ESOS amendments. Find it here. THE AGE informs that Education…
attacks… Now when FISA attacks my initiative… I detail what I‘d rather avoid. 23 Feb 201023 Feb 2010 This blog results due to claims made by FISA spokesperson in Herald Sun about a visit that I had organised for a group of Indian journalists on behalf of the…
attacks… The “IRRESPONSIBLE” must take blame for the death of these “OZ-BOUND” students. 16 Feb 201016 Feb 2010 Many Indian parents believed the over-hyped media coverage on the Australian attacks and persuaded young students bound for “elite and safe” Universities to drop their plans over the last nine…
Australian PR… “Planned Vacuum” is the anxiety. Not the new Aussie Immigration Changes. 9 Feb 201013 Feb 2010 Australia revamped and put into immediate implementation on 8th Feb 2010, the revised Skills Migration Program, throwing thousands of onshore and offshore students into an unexplainable confusion due to the…