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…
Uncategorized SHOULD AUSSIES RETALIATE WITH “FORGET THE UGLY INDIAN” TO KINGFISHER’S EARLIER PROMOTION! 7 Nov 20117 Nov 2011 On 5th February I had done a blog aghast at the Kingfisher advertising with the tagline FORGET THE UGLY AUSSIE… Though that advert was pulled out later on complaints against…
Uncategorized Australia’s 1st stage visa changes w.e.f. 5th Nov BUT I fear the “hidden ammunition” in the GTE criterion. 28 Oct 201129 Oct 2011 The world thought that Australia was making the visas easier with the forthcoming visa changes. However, now they should be a little unsure... The celebrations were indeed premature. DIAC is…
Uncategorized DIAC releases equivalences between IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and CAE. 26 Oct 2011 I blogged at an earlier date that from 5 November 2011, the department will accept English language test results from the following alternative tests to the International English Language Testing…
Uncategorized UKBA releases their acceptable/non acceptable Financial Institution list for Student Visas from India… Plays safe! 25 Oct 201125 Oct 2011 THE UK kicked an own goal that it's still struggling to recover from, with long-term damage done by government proposals to restrict international students...(The Australian in an article titled UK…
Uncategorized Nirupama Rao writes to Hillary Clinton seeking fair treatment of Indian students 25 Oct 2011 25 OCT, 2011, 12.07PM IST, PTI NEW YORK: Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to view the cases of over 1,000 Indian studentsaffected by the "sham" Tri Valley…
Uncategorized “In the world beyond these walls, fortune comes and goes, money comes and goes, but a good education can never be taken away once it has been possessed.” :- Big B at QUT. 23 Oct 201123 Oct 2011 I have just returned back to India after four weeks down-under and hence: "O dear so much to say, but my jet lag is killing me now, and before long…
Uncategorized Dr Amitabh Bachchan, PhD(QUT, Australia) finally!!! Sorry Indian Media, your stories did not stand. 19 Oct 2011 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan to collect honorary doctorate BY:JULIE HARE From:The Australian October 19, 2011 3:19PM TWO years after refusing an honorary doctorate from an Australian university, Indian acting legend Amitabh…
Uncategorized Australia to accept PTE and CAE as IELTS alternatives from 5th November 2011 16 Oct 2011 TEST providers in competition with the International English Language Testing Sytem are about to gain entry to the student visa market. However I am unsure as to what this would…
Uncategorized With best IIM at 78th, The Economist 2011 MBA rankings expose Indian hype… 4 Aussie MBAs, several from UK, US and even an institution each from Spain, Italy, Korea and Singapore run past us… Wake up India! 14 Oct 201114 Oct 2011 With IIM Ahmedabad at 78th rank in THE ECONOMIST, India needs to stop entertaining itself that we host world's best educational institutions. Leave alone our bias for IITs and IIMs,…
Uncategorized Ozzie Visa Reforms: “Bad Knight” for Top Ranked Foreign Universities and Degree Granting non-Universities !!! 12 Oct 201112 Oct 2011 Within weeks, we should be seeing the roll-out of the visa reforms in Australia that has already been greeted with excitement despite some did not read it closely. Now that…
Uncategorized India’s Half-Hearted Welcome for Foreign Universities to set up campuses here… 11 Oct 2011 Reproducing a write by Amol Sharma from WALL STREET JOURNAL Suresh Kumar, a U.S. Commerce Department official who is in New Delhi this week on an education-focused trade mission, says…
Uncategorized World Uni Rankings: Not just THES, even QS + Shanghai indicate that Australians excel over others… LETS CHANGE OUR MINDSET… 11 Oct 2011 My last blog indicated that 60% of the Aussie Universities are in top-400 in the world as per the Times (THES) 2011 rankings... Now am presenting the analysis by the…
Uncategorized None of Indian Institutions feature in THES rankings WHILE 60% of Aussie Universities in top 400… Should this not change the Indian perception! 11 Oct 2011 The Indian newspapers have been yelling the THES rankings with captions such as NOT A SINGLE INDIAN UNIVERSITY IN WORLD TOP 200 (see link) and there are obvious mentions of…
Uncategorized IMMIGRATION becomes key “tussle point” in British Politics “unfortunately”. Those who colonized the world are afraid of “reverse-colonization” for sure! 7 Oct 2011 Cutting immigration in UK... UK's agenda... (relevant excerpts from the speech of Theresa May, Home Secretary's speech of 4th October 2011. Full speech on link http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2011/10/04/theresa-may-speech-in-full ) And as Conservatives, we…
Uncategorized Happens Everywhere: Shonky institutions run/owned by Indians, Indian students, Migration Regulations compromised… UK “scam” exposed but sounds so similar to those from OZ, NZ or Canada… 5 Oct 20115 Oct 2011 University of Wales degree and visa scam exposed by BBC By Ciaran Jenkins BBC Wales education correspondent (Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15171830) A scam exposed by BBC Wales in which overseas students are helped…
Uncategorized Education Consultants employing “sub-contracting” often tread dangerously… Bigg Boss is watching! 4 Oct 20114 Oct 2011 What and who is a “Sub-Agent” to an overseas education consultant? There is considerable confusion in the industry as to when a student is counselled and recruited by a University…
Uncategorized Knight Recommendations and OZ Visa Changes: Not all are happy!!! 29 Sep 201129 Sep 2011 Universities have been rejoicing and education agents are thrilled. Except for TAFE providers who felt a little let down, we have have more or less positive expressions from all quarters…
Uncategorized Knight prompted Aussie Student Visa Reforms impacts Indian Market for Rest of the World. 29 Sep 201129 Sep 2011 I have done two blogs in last seven days detailing my interpretation of the Australian Student Visa changes and here I attempt to read the changes from the mind of…
Uncategorized Media and Education Provider’s half-study of Knight recommendations turning “night” to day. The reality differs somewhat! 23 Sep 201129 Sep 2011 The Telegraph put out the proposed student visa reforms under a sadly worded title AUSSIE VISA PENANCE (see link) and advises… …The changes announced today will enable universities to get…
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