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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…
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…
AAERI…

International Education’s India 2012 Report Card and forecast for 2013: Market shrinking and 10,000 is the new “fee paying student” target.

15 May 201325 Aug 2013
Each year, I share a snapshot for the total numbers that went out to US, UK, Australian, Canada and NZ from India and the trends that can define the year…
AAERI…

Anuj Bidwe Killing: Indian Media commentary misses out where it matters…

7 Jan 20127 Jan 2012
BRITISH MEDIA INFORMS: Anuj had originally wanted to study in Australia but Subhash persuaded him not to because he was worried about a spate of racist attacks on Indians in 2009. …
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…

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…

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