Chinese education agency association, BOSSA, has signed an MoU with StudentMarketing to work more closely to build both interest among Chinese in overseas study and in promoting study and scholarship opportunities in China.

Chinese agency, EduGlobal says it is "deeply shocked" following Australian TV channel ABC’s Four Corners: Degrees of Deception programme, aired earlier this year, which accused them of misconduct when sending students abroad.

Improving social status is the number one motivator for Chinese students to study abroad, a survey by China Daily has found. The survey also revealed widespread concern about 'diploma mills' overseas and a desire for more government direction on which foreign institutions are not legitimate.

Reputation and consultant qualifications outstrip cost as the biggest deciding factors for Chinese students when selecting a study abroad agent, but most are sceptical of profit motivated advice a survey of 22,000 parents and students has shown.

Chinese agency association BOSSA has partnered with video interview service Vericant in a bid to become the leading provider of student verification services for Chinese students applying to study overseas.

This month, members of the Beijing Overseas Study Services Association completed tours of the US and UK meeting with education partners and discussing the latest trends in Chinese student recruitment.

Key players in China's education agency sector showed concern over the state of the industry at last week's China Overseas Study Association Forum on Study Abroad Services in Beijing. Leaders expressed doubt about whether regulation is sufficiently equipped to deal with a rapidly changing market.

A new government-backed education agent training certificate, The China Education Agent Course, has been jointly launched in China by BOSSA and ICEF to drive up quality and transparency in the industry.