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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…
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US prohibits Education Agents in International Recruitment: Only a Myth !

24 Apr 2010
There is an experiment underway in USA under AIRC. AIRC (American International Recruitment Council) is attempting at professionalizing the use of education agents by American Universities and is gaining rapid…
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!!)…
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TRUSTED, Distrust and Antitrust: UK Education plays with “TRUST”

6 Apr 20106 Apr 2010
The difference between TRUST and DISTRUST is very thin and almost like being two sides of the same coin.  I am these days asked for my comments on the various…
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STRESS vs VACATION

3 Apr 20103 Apr 2010
With many friends on Easter Break, THES cartoon reflects reality...
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Regulating Overseas Education Agents! NONE OF INDIA’s BUSINESS.

30 Mar 201030 Mar 2010
MY FOREMOST QUESTION to any country that expects India to regulate their education agents: WHY SHOULD INDIA REGULATE AGENTS WORKING AND EARNING FOR ANOTHER NATION? First lets get one fact…
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Education Malpractices Bill 2010: Not comprehensive and lacking teeth.

28 Mar 201029 Mar 2010
. “The old man is in a hurry!!!” 1997: Just before stepping down as prime minister following withdrawal of support by the Congress, Deve Gowda had called Kesri "an old…
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Retrenchments, Disinvestments, Downsizing and Closures: OZ education Industry, this is the GRAFFITY ON THE WALL…

19 Mar 201025 Mar 2010
. In an article titled THE WRITING ON THE WALL, FRANK BONGRIONO writes in INSIDE STORY of yesterday on how the British Universities are downsizing due to Global Recession. I…
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…
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Australia–India: reimagining the relationship | Inside Story

6 Mar 2010
Australia–India: reimagining the relationship | Inside StoryJust sharing an article that I found to be most appropriate. Really enjoyed reading it. Excellent.
attacks…

The “IRRESPONSIBLE” must take blame for the death of these “OZ-BOUND” students.

16 Feb 201016 Feb 2010
Many Indian parents believed the over-hyped media coverage on the Australian attacks and persuaded young students bound for “elite and safe” Universities to drop their plans over the last nine…
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UK needs to discover the “customer” in the students!!!

12 Feb 201013 Feb 2010
This is from an article that I first wrote in October 2009 and is being repeated for its topical relevance. Have added some comments on the just announced Student Visas…
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Even BBC gets it wrong!!!

18 Jan 2010
Even BBC gets is wrong!!!I have grown up in a media-savvy family and we have owned publications. We would often read a variety of newspapers and magazines and my earlier…
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Australia’s last chance

16 Jan 2010
Hello everybody,Yesterday in my piece I had referred to the article in THE AGE and had given the link, there was the following comments in it attributed to the interview…
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Indian-Australian leader needed to lead bridge-building

15 Jan 2010
With each passing day, I am getting increased contacts from several of you wanting to know as to what is my personal take on the current Australian situation. After having…
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Lets build a "bridge" between India and Australia…

14 Jan 2010
"First of all we need more responsible media. Media is a great tool but it can also be misused and provoke people. Just one piece of wrong news can kill…

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