“Surprising” UK visa refusals turn Turkish students away from Britain
Education agencies in Turkey are reporting difficulties obtaining visas for clients who want to study in the UK, blaming inconsistencies at the decision making consulate.
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AAERI raises concerns that sub-agent usage in India could damage reputation
AAERI has warned members to use sub-agents for lead generation only, in a bid to prevent damage to the Australian education brand in India.
ENZ launches agent training portal
Education agents recruiting to New Zealand have a new resource of information, after ENZ launched AgentLab.
Kaplan International acquires European agency giant ESL
Kaplan International English, the ELT education division of Kaplan, has acquired Europe’s largest student placement agency, ESL Education and its French, German language schools business, Alpadia.
ICEF SE Asia sees 11% attendance growth
ICEF’s third Southeast Asia workshop held in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City saw 87 education organisations meet agents from 11 countries across the region in June.
Brazilian agency closure puts hundreds of students’ travel plans in limbo
Brazilian agency Time2 Travel has cited financial difficulties for its sudden closure, meaning many of its customers will not travel despite having paid, and impacting students staying in residences it operated in Ireland.
Go Study expands to Chile with new office
Australian study specialist Go Study Australia has entered the Chilean market, after announcing that it opened an international office in Santiago. The move represents part of a broader strategy of expanding into the Latin America market.
3,000th agent completes ICEF training course
A Russian education agent became the 3000th to graduate from an ICEF agent training course, as she completed the ICEF Agent Training Course with what trainers say was a nearly perfect score.
Survey of agent sentiment globally – INTO
With over 1,800 respondents, the macro trends of 2019 are born out in the latest INTO agent survey, with Chinese agents especially reflecting the student turn away from the US.
Brazil: Language travel boosting agent revenues
Despite economic crisis and political instability in Brazil, the number of Brazilian language students abroad increased 20% in 2018, agencies report.
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