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…
AAERI… Is the AL change sufficient to arrest the fall in Indian student numbers to OZ? 5 Feb 20115 Feb 2011 Assessment Level change for 573 is the single most positive news in the industry in the last year. It resulted due to sheer objectivity on the part of the decision…
AAERI… 2010 report-card and 2011 prediction: Demand from India for International Destinations 25 Nov 201030 Nov 2010 With 2010 Indian Student Data available for all major destinations and with UK too showing a huge decline(40%), is it a depression in the industry or a mere correction causing…
AAERI… OZ in November 2010 listens to our echo and my impressions of the new Skilled Migration Point Test. 12 Nov 201013 Nov 2010 “An echo (plural echoes) is a reflection of sound, arriving at the listener some time after the direct sound.” This has been an unusual week and one that fosters optimism…
attacks… A crook-Ed tale indeed: Only bollywood and incorrect picturisation of the Indian student issues in Oz. 8 Oct 20108 Oct 2010 I am a movie buff but have never been as eager for a movie release as was this day. CROOK was in the newspapers for a year as a story linked to…
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… 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…
education… Can NZ ever be a real destination for Indian Students? 11 May 201011 May 2010 NZ has been promoting itself in India for about 12 years now. It has had spurts of growth from time to time. However, I have always felt that there is…
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!!)…
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…
australia… Letters to the Editor… through my BLOG. 4 Mar 20105 Mar 2010 Many to correct incorrect perceptions have used Blogs. Recently, Mumbai Mirror (another RAGMAG of TOI group in a tabloid format) carried out breaking news that Ash (Yes, our own Aishwarya)…
australia… Indians are Indeed being SINGLED OUT in Australia… 3 Mar 20105 Mar 2010 Australian Foreign Minister, Mr Stephen Smith, addressed the students at DELHI UNIVERSITY’S prestigious St Stephens College this morning and emphasized that 1)Australia wants Indian students to keep coming to Australia…
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… Australian Government was indeed warned years ago!!! 24 Jan 201010 Feb 2010 Way back in 2006 at a major presentation at the Town Hall in Melbourne and followed up in print in 2008... These are in public space but alerts have been…
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