Education agents in India are concerned about unethical practices among university recruitment teams, including alleged incidents of bribery, favouritism and conflicts of interest. 

Some 47% of UK universities recently surveyed have increased private partnerships in their international student recruitment efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. 

It's all about enabling motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through international education

Universities around the world, especially from the Global North, should send students to Latin America to study, especially considering how many students from the region they receive, stakeholders have said.

Times Higher Education has acquired student recruitment event operator BMI Global Ed in a bid to "transform" student-facing fairs.

Having been immersed in the global education landscape for some 30 years and possessing experience of both sides of the agent/provider partnership, the balance in the use of agents and how those relationships are effectively managed has always been a major part of my thinking

Universities in the UK are increasingly relying on international education agents to recruit students from overseas, with some institutions spending upwards of £9 million on agent commission in the 2021/22 academic year.

A new BMI report aims to help institutions "understand the strength of Mexico as an international education market and source of student recruitment".