Short on time but want to be tight on the detail? Anton Crace has analysed what Australia's new national code means for providers and their relationships with the education agencies who supply them with many of their international enrolments. A careful and closer relationship is being fostered by the new regulations.
Browns English College in Australia has created a new portal to streamline the application process from "10 days to 10 minutes" - available only for agent partners.
The difference between UTP and other companies is we have our own team on-campus - it’s the ISC model of the high schools, that’s the best way to quickly describe it.
Latin American agents report they are beginning to see repercussions of the US’s change in politics, predicting interest among students to study in the country will stagnate with students seeking alternative English language destinations.
Alongside the proliferation of commission based agents in US higher education recruitment has come some growing pains including snags in communication, unrealistic expectations and a lack of cross-departmental support.
Education agents around the world are preparing to redouble their marketing efforts to encourage international students to study in the US, predicting a volatile landscape in the coming months.
ICEF reported an appetite for business in Brazil at its recent Latin America Workshop, and also organised its first partnership forum focused on HE partnerships and collaboration.
NACAC has amended its Statement of Principles of Good Practice to ensure agent usage and commission payments are clearly communicated to prospective international students.