AAERI… Australia to introduce an accreditation for Education Agents and why it is critical that it succeeds in chaining the onshore activities of agents. And a call being made to remove/reduce commission payments for onshore recruitment of students. 5 Aug 20166 Aug 2016 Australian Government is now funding the IEAA to carry out a feasibility study on how to operationalise an industry-led quality framework for international education agents. This is exploring the potential…
education Can as Student meet the GTE criterion for student visa under SSVF if the SOP states that subject to regulations at the time of graduation may opt for Permanent Residency and at the same time is willing to return if there are no such options? 4 Aug 20164 Aug 2016 What is the proper interpretation of the genuine temporary entrant requirement for student visas? This is a question that has been hotly litigated in the Federal courts over the last year. And…
education Immigration NZ attempts transparency and releases “Indian Education Agent” visa approval rate publicly on its website. 22 Jul 201622 Jul 2016 It seems that INZ is under pressure to become more transparent. A few weeks ago, I had blogged on the the documents sourced through the Official Informations Act where the…
AIU… Why only/mostly “Hyderabad” students tend to get deported from USA? What’s amiss is the recruitment model that has distanced this region from rest of the country. 10 Jun 201610 Jun 2016 India is frequently abuzz with media reports on Indian students being deported from various US Universities. The intriguing commonality is that the bulk of such affected students are from…
education… My wish-list for Indian Education: An OPEN LETTER to the Honourable Minister for HRD, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani. 30 May 20141 Jun 2014 Honourable Minister, I know that your first few days in the job have been taken up in a controversy around your qualification and also the fact that you mis-represented under…
education… SAT is changing and effort is being made to cut out “test prep services” and let the regular schooling count more. SAT-Khan Academy tie-up could hopefully give similar ideas to IITs / IIMs and put an end to Kota type coaching factories in India that have stolen the school experiences from the students… 6 Mar 2014 The SAT college exam will undergo sweeping changes on what's tested, how it's scored and how students can prepare, College Board President and CEO David Coleman has just announced. CNN…
AAERI… Bad data used in British Council’s Inside India report: Enrolment and Fresh Student Statistics has been used interchangeably. Should I just say LOL! 6 Dec 20136 Dec 2013 The higher education supplements around the world are reporting the Inside India report of British Council. The basic statistics quoted in the report is incorrect and so the summaries reported…
AIU… UK degree equivalence issue in India; New Bridge course solution & why it is still a half measure… one destined to fail. 2 Dec 20132 Dec 2013 Early last year when I blogged on the issue of validity of the 1 year Masters degrees, I did that to seek an equivalence and rectify the situation. I am…
education… Sour Grapes, Hot Potatoes, Go Banana, Apples vs Oranges, Rotten Apple, Carrot & Stick, Crushed Cherry, and Biwi Kiwi: My “Education” notes from NZ visit. 21 Jun 201321 Jun 2013 This week was so well spent in New Zealand indeed. My first touchdown in this country was 13 years ago and I clearly remember that the country at that time…
AAERI… Indian summer (An Article in THE AUSTRALIAN inspired by my blog) 28 May 201330 May 2013 INDIAN enrolments are declining worldwide as key education exporters clamp down on migration and work rules. BY:JOHN ROSS From:The Australian May 28, 2013 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/indian-summer/story-e6frgcjx-1226651649611) Australian-based agent Ravi Lochan Singh said “fresh”…
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…
education… 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…
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…
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…
attacks… 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…
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…
AAERI… Streamlining lesson for Australian Universities: “be careful what you lobby for! “ 22 Feb 2012 My last blog gave an agent’s perspective to DIAC's innovative streamlining and that it indicated my observation of “surrender” on part of the Universities. Now I attempt to cover the…
attacks… With the killing of an Indian student “also” in Canada: Is it hate-crimes on an increase… jury is still out. 5 Jan 20125 Jan 2012 Manchester Police's terming Anuj Bidwe killing as a Hate-Crime; the news was certainly worrying and then came the news of the killing of Alok Gupta in Canada. We have had…
attacks… Following Anuj Bidve killing: UK universities reassure Indian students… 5 Jan 2012 London: Universities UK, the representative body of varsities in the UK, today sought to reassure Indian and other international students that the country is "safe and tolerant" with low levels…
australia… What’s happening to UK Education? Who and what are driving the agenda? Will the “wrong” bring votes? 9 Nov 2011 I have written on it earlier and am now seeing many comment on the same lines… A write up in Guardian shouted WE MUST TACKLE VISA ABUSE, BUT NOT AT…
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