education Now that Go8 advise border closure for another six months, Is it time to drop any hope of a late 2020 Aussie intake? 29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020 As Australian Go8 Universities advise to keep borders closed for 2020, time to call off any hope for October-November intake. Pity indeed… as the November “mini” intake offered an opportunity…
education Covid19 and International Student Recruitment: There is a way to “bounce back” even without a vaccine… 27 Apr 202028 Apr 2020 Let me begin with a disclaimer… A friend recently told me that while a week is a long time in politics, even a day is long in the Covid19 era.…
education Relieved that Home Affairs has clarified. Aussie PM misreported in Aussie Media to give an impression that he has asked International students to “go home”. 4 Apr 20204 Apr 2020 There has been misreporting in sections of the Australian Media giving an impression that the Australian PM has asked International Students to "go home". However, a reading of the script…
education Great News: India signals recognition for Australian Pathway Packaged Degrees. A new market will open up in India. A few “fill in the blanks” left though for clarity. 31 May 2019 Over the last 6-7 years, several of us have been working to iron out this issue. Way back in 2014 I did the following blog that details the concern: https://ravilochansingh.com/2014/02/26/shocker-better-prepared-pathway-led-diploma-to-degree-returning-graduates-are-deemed-unfit-for-masters-study-in-india-india-aiu-needs-to-fix-itself-and-institutions-need-to-pre-warn-the-students/…
education 3 weeks since 4 Corners “Cash Cows”: Universities in “denial”,Visa tightening expectation and Murdoch as a “scape-goat”. 29 May 201929 May 2019 On 6th May 2019, ABC 4 Corners aired it's investigative report highlighting how the Universities were lowering their "English Requirements" for short term commercial gains. I too was featured in…
education AAERI over the next two years (2019-2020)… 30 Jan 201930 Jan 2019 AAERI (Association of Australian Education Representatives in India) has elected me as President for the next two years and some felt that it's a significant news. The reality is that…
AAERI… Outcome of the Global Reach’s advance ruling application means that Indian GST is applicable on the “services” to “foreign” universities by “agencies” in India and deemed as “not export” since the definition of ‘intermediary’ u/s 2(13) of IGST Act is not same as that u/r 2(f) of POPS Rules, 2012 10 Aug 201813 Aug 2018 The Advance Ruling is not in our favour and the outcome of appeal too has upheld the ruling. This will have an impact on all those delivering service to overseas…
AAERI… The understated “external factors” in the just released Australian India strategy are the deciders… and without post-study-settle pathway “quality education” is not attractive for Indian students… 2035 is too far… we need a 2020 and 2025 strategy! 18 Jul 201818 Jul 2018 Just released Australian government commissioned report recommends prioritising certain chosen sectors. This report identifies 10 sectors in an evolving Indian market where Australia has competitive advantages. These in turn are…
education TWO NEWS of this day that will have an impact on INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION MOBILITY from INDIA: UK MASTERS to continue to remain un-equal in India and GST applicable on services of education agencies… 19 Apr 2018 There are two news items that will have a direct impact on our industry. Times of India is reporting that The Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) has held that services…
education “A college education remains an excellent investment. Although many students will take out education loans, they will be rewarded with better job prospects and higher lifelong earnings.” 1 Mar 2018 "We cannot allow the public’s trust in higher education to erode further. Our colleges and universities are the bedrock of our democracy, places where the next generation learns how to…
education NZ dilemma. Labour led coalition promised to tighten work rules for into students but they know that “As soon as you strip the work rights then nobody is going to come.” 23 Feb 201823 Feb 2018 A recent article details the current dilemma pertaining to International students in NZ quite well. Not just for NZ but this is true around the world that "As soon as you…
education Indian Public Bank (Bank of Baroda) releases a list of World Universities for issues education loans at lower interest rates. However I wonder how they chose… 19 Feb 201819 Feb 2018 Bank of Baroda has recently issued a list of preferred Universities with the following message: Our Bank has now released a new list of Colleges/Instituitions for studying abroad as well…
education Finally India exempts “Education Services” from GST but experts caution agencies supplying services to International Universities on need for further clarification. 15 Feb 2018 In July 2017, I had done a blog (https://ravilochansingh.com/2017/07/12/india-introduces-its-complicated-gst-with-implications-for-the-education-counselling-agencies-contracted-by-overseas-universities/ )where the dilemma before the sector was detailed. To understand the situation, it might be useful to check out that blog…
education US clarifies that H1B from India won’t be sent back BUT with the current wait times for those from India, H1B is no longer a pathway to Green Card or settlement in US. 10 Jan 2018 Vikram Rangnekar, a Silicon Valley H-1B is among those who chose to opt out of the tortured wait for an American Green Card and reinvent himself outside the US, a…
education Much Ado about Nothing: Noise in media over easing of rules that allow international students to apply for Tier-2 work permit soon on completion of degree should not be interpreted as UK giving Post Study Work provisions for International students. 30 Dec 2017 A great deal of fuss over nothing of such significance. The phrase 'much ado about nothing' is of course from Shakespeare's play - Much Ado About Nothing, 1599. He had…
education How MBA Has Wrecked Havoc In India 30 Dec 2017 The belief in the mind space of Indian students (and parents) that an MBA is a requirement to enter job market or that this should be the education plan needs…
AAERI… The new NATIONAL CODE (ESOS) 2018 finally announced and it is a huge victory for AAERI’s demand to retain the clause to check poaching. Can I also take some credit? 14 Sep 201714 Sep 2017 AAERI was the first association of education agents to raise concern against the move to remove the restriction on “change of provider” and had argued that this will work against…
australia… Open fraud with cooperative sourced financials in Nepal results in unusual growth in Australian student visas. I predict a fall as soon as this loop-hole is plugged. 14 Sep 201714 Sep 2017 Inclination of students from the Indian sub-continent (or lets say from South Asia) is more or less the same. Students have post study work/settlement as a goal and preference for…
education GLOBAL REACH declared finalist in PIE News’s award. 24 Jul 201724 Jul 2017 At gatherings, I often humour by indicating that I like the stage but that public attention that I desire is for what I put out passionately and often only pertaining…
education… India introduces its complicated GST with implications for the education counselling agencies contracted by Overseas Universities. 12 Jul 201713 Jul 2017 Ever since details of the GST act started being interpreted by “experts”, I and most of our colleagues in the industry have been left wondering on the lack of similarity…
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