International students in Australia have been switching to vocational or private colleges to benefit from Australia’s uncapped work rights, an agent association has warned.
The UK government should recognise education agents in the country’s international education strategy, representatives from the sector told an all-party parliamentary group this week.
Indian agents have called on Australian universities to reverse a decision to suspend recruitment from regions of North India, saying the move borders on discrimination.
Edith Cowan University in Western Australia has suspended the recruitment of undergraduate international students from Punjab and Haryana in India.
ICEF hosted a World Student Scholarship Education Programme in the Gulf, bringing together 100 scholarship providers with institutions in 20 countries.
British Boarding Schools’ Network has introduced an initiative for agent members that will provide UK boarding with the “strongest agent vetting process”.
“You either love them or you hate them, but you cannot ignore them,” AIRC’s president said regarding the use of agents during a recent webinar.
Education agents in India are concerned about unethical practices among university recruitment teams, including alleged incidents of bribery, favouritism and conflicts of interest.
A video promoting the next ICEF conference taking place in Perth has enticed viewers to come and see “the best Western Australia has to offer”.
The latest ICEF agent survey paints a picture of strong mobility recovery, significant growth in online courses and high expectations for 2023.
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