Companies are supporting universities to radically redefine how they offer course and application guidance, with AI companions on the scene. Source

The truth is that enrollment managers were employing AI in their work long before the ChatGPT boom last fall. Source

A viral photo shared online of a sign at the Ste. Louis Outreach Centre of Peel food bank in Brampton that read, “NO international students!!” Source

As part of its AI agenda, the Biden administration aims to leverage the knowledge and skills of both highly skilled immigrants and nonimmigrants specializing in critical areas, enabling them to remain, study, and work in the United States. Source

India’s international education industry is booming, with 1.3M students abroad in 2022. Parents are increasingly enrolling their children in foreign schools, with top-class facilities and high tuition fees. Banks and NBFCs are providing easy financing to middle and upper-middle class families. Educational consultants provide services from profile-building to loan referrals. Ed tech platforms and loan aggregators help students secure loans at competitive rates. Source

The Albanese Government has announced a further batch of changes to student visa policies to target rorts and abuse. Source

India-Canada diplomatic crisis: Student bodies claim they are receiving calls from parents who are being asked to pay more by local agents as Canada student visas might get “tougher” Source

Swati Soni, a partner at immigration consultancy Galaxy Consultancy, was arrested after a raid by authorities in the state of Gujarat, according to local media. Soni was also a minority partner in the franchisee of KC Overseas Anand branch in Gujarat. KC Overseas has terminated its contract with the operators of the franchise. A man accused of providing the marksheets was arrested alongside Soni. A police officer told reporters the transcripts were being used to help customers acquire UK visas.  Representatives from KC Overseas said they had checked the academic documents of all students who had applied to partner institutions…

International students studying online from abroad who submitted a study permit application no later than the end of August last year are getting an extra four months to qualify for a Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP). That allowance, first made in mid-August last year, was to expire on Aug. 31 this year but Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is extending it through to Dec. 31, 2023. “Given the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on international students and the post-secondary sector, temporary policy changes were made to the eligibility requirements for post-graduation work permits for … students enrolled in PGWP-eligible programs in progress…