australia… Mirroring of Immigration Policies leading to a boring and flat world indeed… 18 Feb 2011 A perfect theory till NZ played spoiler. I present my “cut and paste” hypothesis suggesting that immigration policies are being copied from one nation to another. There was a time…
education… “Overseas Education Agents” following “Computer Training Institutes” 16 Feb 201116 Feb 2011 As I was driving to my place of work this morning, Green and Orange posters announcing Overseas Education Fairs of two companies (both holding it on the same day) jostled…
education… INDIA: New law on overseas university agents (in the offing!) 7 Feb 2011 Newslinks today inform: A new law making it mandatory for all education agents to register with the Indian government or face fines or jail terms, has been proposed in the…
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.…
education… India’s Advertising “watchdog” introduces “code” for Education Adverts… High Time indeed! 26 Aug 201026 Aug 2010 ASCI introduces advertising code for educational sector; puts draft code up for public review. I HAVE REPRODUCED THE BELOW MATTER FROM PRESS ARTICLES. I WELCOME THIS MOVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS YOU…
australia… Damming the “Damned” Migrants ! 6 Aug 20106 Aug 2010 “Migration is the oldest action against poverty. It selects those who most want help. It is good for the country to which they go; it helps break the equilibrium of…
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… The world of International education… this week. 8 May 20108 May 2010 A lot has happened in our world this week with direct and indirect impact on the Industry that I belong to… Sibal tabled the Education Reforms bills: Irrespective of whether…
AAERI… Ozzie Immigration re-registers Indian eVisa student agents 5 May 201010 May 2010 You are possibly aware that two months ago, DIAC(Department of Immigration And Citizenship) announced that it was terminating the earlier access agreement and requiring all education agents to submit fresh…
education… US-fed Education data misleads the world and themselves… 29 Apr 201029 Apr 2010 India believes that USA is the No. 1 destination for Indian students. Indian Minister for HRD has stated this too. Indian academics and students will be spontaneous in their acknowledgement…
education… Saving India’s Higher Education: Now that FORBES writes like me, you will agree too. 23 Apr 201024 Apr 2010 I have now done several blogs on Sibal’s various reforms and the one on Foreign Education Bill has received maximum hits. This blog (Sibal's Foreign Education Bill is Mere Rhetoric!!)…
Education Reforms… Sibal’s FOREIGN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS BILL: Mere “Rhetoric”? 24 Mar 201025 Mar 2010 rhetoric |ˈretərik| noun the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp. the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. • language designed to have a persuasive…