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India introduces its complicated GST with implications for the education counselling agencies contracted by Overseas Universities.
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≻: India introduces its complicated GST with implications for the education counselling agencies contracted by Overseas Universities.Ever since details of the GST act started being interpreted by “experts”, I and most of our colleagues in the…
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Australian “first in the world” initiative of listing student outcomes “publicly” for recruiting agents is likely to be misdirected since it has missed differentiating between offshore and onshore recruitment objectives of education agents.
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≻: Australian “first in the world” initiative of listing student outcomes “publicly” for recruiting agents is likely to be misdirected since it has missed differentiating between offshore and onshore recruitment objectives of education agents.Immigration NZ began listing agent’s visa success rate publicly last year and now Australia (not DIBP) wants to go one…
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Don’t run them over because they are not “voters”. Asking “tax paying” Permanent Residents and Kiwis to pay full fees is “unfair”. Also “unfair” is the 4 yr residency requirement after PR for citizenship.
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≻: Don’t run them over because they are not “voters”. Asking “tax paying” Permanent Residents and Kiwis to pay full fees is “unfair”. Also “unfair” is the 4 yr residency requirement after PR for citizenship.There are two specific recent developments which I consider “unfair” and I feel that the affected have simply been…
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Misinterpreting & Misreporting on Immigration changes by media does more harm. Recent Australian and Kiwi Immigration changes are good case-studies where the reporting requires #FactCheck .
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≻: Misinterpreting & Misreporting on Immigration changes by media does more harm. Recent Australian and Kiwi Immigration changes are good case-studies where the reporting requires #FactCheck .Over the last many years, I have felt that there is a need to have journalists and reporters with precise…
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Australia has NOT “abolished” work permits. It has only replaced the current work permit visa with a new “improved” work permit visa. And international students simply remain unaffected.
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≻: Australia has NOT “abolished” work permits. It has only replaced the current work permit visa with a new “improved” work permit visa. And international students simply remain unaffected.In an announcement on 18th April 2017, Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, gave an impression that “work permits” are being abolished.…
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Australia revamps the system: SOL replaced by MLTSSL and CSOL replaced by STSOL. New 2017 list announced and Accountancy stays…
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≻: Australia revamps the system: SOL replaced by MLTSSL and CSOL replaced by STSOL. New 2017 list announced and Accountancy stays…List of eligible skilled occupations Only certain occupations are approved for use under Australia’s permanent and temporary skilled visa programmes. These…
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Australia’s DIBP updates the list of acceptable banks for student funding for India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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≻: Australia’s DIBP updates the list of acceptable banks for student funding for India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.DIBP has updated its list of Acceptable financial institutions for funds and loans- Visas and Migration This major update makes…
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Australian SOL list has a direct impact on the courses in demand internationally. See the list of occupations that “might” be taken off this year (2017) from the list.
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≻: Australian SOL list has a direct impact on the courses in demand internationally. See the list of occupations that “might” be taken off this year (2017) from the list.Broadly, the ability for an international student to be able to work and settle in Australia has been its prime…
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Trump wants to model the US Immigration on Aussie lines… But then if he compares the H1B with 457. Will the Aussie system be still ideal?
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≻: Trump wants to model the US Immigration on Aussie lines… But then if he compares the H1B with 457. Will the Aussie system be still ideal?“The current, outdated [US] system depresses wages for our poorest workers, and puts great pressure on taxpayers,” Mr Trump said.…
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Presenting 2016 report card: Indian student’s preferred study destinations. And my projections for 2017.
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≻: Presenting 2016 report card: Indian student’s preferred study destinations. And my projections for 2017.For the purpose of this analysis, I am using statistics for “student visa granted during the year” and this is…
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An academic quit because she could not stomach how Universities treat International students… and detailed how low-English students are being recruited for bottom-lines.
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≻: An academic quit because she could not stomach how Universities treat International students… and detailed how low-English students are being recruited for bottom-lines.“Recently I quit my academic job at XXXX University. One of my reasons was that I could no longer stomach how…
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Demonetisation and the likely “short term” impact on the OVERSEAS EDUCATION demand from India.
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≻: Demonetisation and the likely “short term” impact on the OVERSEAS EDUCATION demand from India.I have been seen arguing in favour of steps to curb black money but at the same time have been…
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Oft mis-interpreted IIE Open Doors 2016 enrolment statistics… Sorting out the real data on Indian student numbers to US and its future post Trump…
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≻: Oft mis-interpreted IIE Open Doors 2016 enrolment statistics… Sorting out the real data on Indian student numbers to US and its future post Trump…Like each year, US released the enrolment statistics and confused many. Most “incorrectly” believe (including experts and student counsellors) that…
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DIBP’s presentation at the AAERI event in Melbourne (19 Oct 2016) provides an interesting take on the evolving Indian / Nepalese market. (And I shared my concerns too…)
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≻: DIBP’s presentation at the AAERI event in Melbourne (19 Oct 2016) provides an interesting take on the evolving Indian / Nepalese market. (And I shared my concerns too…)AAERI held its first reception in Australia on the sidelines of the just concluded AIEC conference. The reception was in…
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With release of the DIBP 2015-16 statistics on student visas, we can foresee a flattening in student numbers over 2016-17. The growth in student numbers is largely due to declined refusal rate for India and Nepal.
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≻: With release of the DIBP 2015-16 statistics on student visas, we can foresee a flattening in student numbers over 2016-17. The growth in student numbers is largely due to declined refusal rate for India and Nepal.Now that the full year (July-June) stats are released, there is a modest growth in student visas for India while…
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AIU advisory on recognition of foreign degrees is a “must consider” by all overseas bound Indian students.
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≻: AIU advisory on recognition of foreign degrees is a “must consider” by all overseas bound Indian students.Students returning with a foreign qualification to India need to procure an equivalence certificate from AIU if they seek employment…
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Australia’s major STEM push: 5 extra migration points for Research Masters and Doctors… Good initiative.
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≻: Australia’s major STEM push: 5 extra migration points for Research Masters and Doctors… Good initiative.From 10th September 2016 Australia will be awarding additional 5 points in the Skilled points test (489, 189 and 190…
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Indian students being deported in NZ have a right to protest but It is impossible that the fraudulent documents were provided by agents without the students wanting them that way…
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≻: Indian students being deported in NZ have a right to protest but It is impossible that the fraudulent documents were provided by agents without the students wanting them that way…A media release is in circulation that large numbers of Indian students are to protest this weekend in Auckland against…
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AAERI 26/08/16 mega event has posed “tough ethics test” for Education providers and another for ESOS policy makers … Chances are that they will fail !
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≻: AAERI 26/08/16 mega event has posed “tough ethics test” for Education providers and another for ESOS policy makers … Chances are that they will fail !20 years for any association is big and if that is of competing education agents, it is news by itself.…
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When THE AUSTRALIAN recommends AAERI petition on restricting onshore education agent commissions… Time for policy makers to heed.
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≻: When THE AUSTRALIAN recommends AAERI petition on restricting onshore education agent commissions… Time for policy makers to heed.Call to keep dodgy agents out: It’s been estimated that around 27,000 new student visas are issues by the Australian High…
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