Uncategorized AAERI Elections are underway… may the best represent it in 2013-2014 7 Jan 20137 Jan 2013 AAERI was established in 1996 as an initiative of the AEI. Today it is an independent society with a vibrant constitution and active membership base. Several associations took birth in…
Uncategorized AUSTRALIA finally clears air on POST STUDY WORK… Mostly on expected lines, though some surprises… Great News for Aussie Education… 14 Dec 201217 Dec 2012 The wait for information and more information is now over and DIAC has prepared the final set of details. Under Australia’s legislative system, regulations must be approved by the Governor-General. This…
Uncategorized NEWS COMES IN THAT UK MASTERS MAY GET SOME STANDING AGAINST INDIAN MASTERS… NO EQUAL STATUS THOUGH!!! 11 Dec 201211 Dec 2012 According to senior HRD officials, students - most probably on their return to India - will be expected to earn a few more credits or do an additional course to…
Uncategorized Delay with details on PSW(Post Study Work) by OZ leads to confusion… I think the institutions are getting it all wrong… 14 Nov 201214 Nov 2012 When Australia announced the PSW to all graduating degree students who had studied for certain duration of time onshore, it seemed to be the right move at the time when…
Uncategorized US elections and its potential impact on Australian Education Export… 5 Nov 2012 US presidential elections generally have little direct impact on Australia. And broadly speaking, this campaign is shaping up to be no different. The article titled WHY THE US ELECTION MATTERS…
Uncategorized Announcing big education reforms, Promoting it to the world and then the bill falls flat… Welcome to India! 27 Oct 2012 For years, Sibal has been flagging the education reforms including the Foreign Education Bill for years and all through knowing well that it will not see the light of the…
Uncategorized Universities face uncertain future without radical overhaul – University World News 24 Oct 201224 Oct 2012 Universities face uncertain future without radical overhaul - University World News. Universities will not survive the next 10 to 15 years unless they radically overhaul their current business models, according…
Uncategorized Petition being made to Ministry of HRD seeking equivalence of overseas Masters… Support it… 27 Sep 2012 PETITION: GIVE US EQUIVALENCE September 27 · Started by Neethu Kinara · Invite Friends To: MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE TO The Ministry of Human Resources , Shastri Bhawan New Delhi – 110001 Phone : 91-11-23383936-/44…
Uncategorized Move out QS and THES, now PLAYBOY too in the ranking game… However, I bet the Universities don’t want to top this ranking… 27 Sep 2012 The term party school is used to refer to a college or university (usually in the United States) that has a reputation for heavy alcohol and drug use or a general culture of licentiousness.…
Uncategorized Statements and Essays for admissions are mostly “not written by applicants”. Wonder why the Universities knowingly encourage this fraud! 22 Sep 2012 My biggest complaint against admission processes relate to the insistence of some Universities primarily in US and UK to base a decider on the statement of purpose or the essays…
Uncategorized Top Indian Schools 2012 Rankings released… Some surprises continue… 13 Sep 2012 The ranking season is on... As the World University Rankings get released, India too has its Top School Ranking released this week. Education World in their September 2012 issue provide…
Uncategorized QS 2012 Top 200 World University Rankings released… 11 Sep 201211 Sep 2012 1 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 100 100 99.3 99.9 86.4 96.5 2 1 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 100 100 97 98.3 98.2 96 3 2…
Uncategorized India’s business schools get tough lesson in supply and demand! 10 Sep 201212 Sep 2012 This blog is sourced from REUTERS (article of Aditi Shah on LINK). A boom in India's management education sector that saw the number of business schools triple to almost 4,000 over…
Uncategorized SVP likely to be extended to TAFE & Private Providers. BUT the decider is PSW and the GTE remains the ammunition with DIAC… 31 Aug 2012 The Australian Financial Review scooped a story over the weekend, reporting that around 60 "low risk"” education providers are in line to be able to offer students the SVP arrangements. The article…
Uncategorized 10 Cities Becoming Education Destinations 29 Aug 201229 Aug 2012 This post is sourced from 10 Cities Becoming Education Destinations. Nearly every nation in the world would like to bring in the best and brightest scholars to its schools (and hopefully…
Uncategorized London Metropolitan University loses UKBA’s HTS status and sends shivers to Australian Universities still deciphering DIAC’s SVP. 29 Aug 2012 In Australia, universities are not required to sign up to the streamlined visa processing system, but most have, making processing faster and cheaper for many would-be students. Expulsion from the…
Uncategorized Summarising the AAERI Austrade Education Roadshow… 19 Aug 2012 Ravi Lochan Singh - Global Reach Exclusive Interview - Hybiz.tv.
Uncategorized STOP THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE FROM BURSTING MESSILY!!! REDUCE YOUR COST PER CAPITA TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. 12 Aug 201212 Aug 2012 Onboard the Thai flight from Sydney to Bangkok, alone and daytime… Watched two movies… cleared a few pending emails and then chanced upon an article in THE ECONOMIST, August 4th…
Uncategorized One year Overseas Masters validity in India! Issue “not just for UK” to resolve! 19 Jul 2012 On 17th April, I did a blog on India "not recognizing" UK Master Degrees that are of 1 year duration and it shocked some and disappointed some others. My colleagues in trade even…
Uncategorized Helplessness of UK’s International students on closure of PSW shaming Britain. 6 Jul 2012 How do overseas students feel in UK? Milked and bilked Artwork channels ill feeling over high fees and visa changes. THES reports on 5th July... Amid fierce debate between the…
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