Over three months after the unearthing of a scam of ‘fake offer letters’ from Canadian colleges, the main accused, Brijesh Mishra, who had duped hundreds of students by providing them with fake offer letters, was arrested by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) on June 23.The scam came to light in mid-March this year when hundreds of Indian students, primarily Punjabi, reported that they were facing deportation from Canada due to the fake offer letters provided to them by a Jalandhar-based travel agent, Brijesh Mishra, running a firm called M/S Education Migration Services.Mishra, who originally hails from Darbhanga in Bihar,…

In recent weeks Australia’s international education sector has rightly faced scrutiny for its integrity problems. Times Higher Education, The PIE, The Guardian and the Sydney Morning Herald have all run stories showing how the visa system is being misused. There are three issues at play. One is the 408 Temporary Activity visa (the Pandemic Event Work visa) which allows students with less than 90 days left on their visa to apply for a 408 visa allowing them to work in Australia for 12 months. Initially the visa was a targeted response, focussed on onshore international students, to help address the…

The United States will open two new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, to boost people-to-people relationships, a senior White House official said. The official said the US issued a record 125,000 visas to Indian students last year. Indian students are set to become the largest foreign student community in the United States with a 20 per cent increase last year alone, the senior administration official said.”The United States intends to open new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. India is likewise welcoming the 2023 opening of its consulate in Seattle and look forward to also announcing a new consulate in the…

This is exceptionally low compared to other sectors, he said, pointing to 13,370 childcare centres and 4000 vocational colleges.Its initial course offerings will be in digital entrepreneurship, digital media, IT, allied health and education with 70 per cent of students from overseas and 30 per cent domestic students.The evolution of Chancellor Institute from higher education provider to university will be protracted, starting with an estimated 54 students in year one, building to 500 students in year five and reaching university college status in its 10th year. It will reach university status after 15 to 20 years, starting with 12,000 students.Investor…

Published on June 25th, 2023 at 08:00am EDT The longest part of the Canadian immigration process for many applicants usually comes in the form of application processing time—the period of time after one submits an application, while they await a decision. This stage can extend for a prolonged amount of time, however there is a way that applicants can get an update on the status of their application: by requesting a Global Case Management System (GCMS) note. Below is a guide on how applicants can request a GCMS note to get more information on their application. Discover if You Are…

However, in 1986, the forward-thinking Hawke government saw a new source of potential revenue for universities in educating the children of middle-class families in South-East Asia.IDP – or the International Development Program – already had an office in Jakarta and in 1986 it introduced a counselling service to recruit students to Australian universities.Over the next few years, it opened new offices and by 1997 had a presence in the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, India, Vietnam and Mauritius.As numbers increased, it became evident that a test was required to determine and verify the English-language skills of prospective students. In…

Three options The bill, initially drawn up by the labor and interior ministries, seeks to open up new opportunities for people from countries outside the European Union. They could come to Germany either thanks to qualifications and degrees that regulators here will recognize in a faster and more streamlined process; or based on their work experience; or through a point system for job seekers with potential but without an existing employment contract. Blue Card Germany introduced what is known as the EU Blue Card, for highly qualified specialists, a decade ago. Now, it will also become easier to get, thanks…

Canadian authorities issue criminal charges against Indian agent in fake college admission scam – New Canadian Media Source

New research from IDP Connect finds that more than one-third of students surveyed (39 percent) rate Canada as their first choice for post-secondary studies, followed by the US and UK (both at 17 percent) and Australia at 16 percent. Moreover, 69 percent of respondents rank Canada as their most considered study destination. The UK comes in a distant second with 48 percent and Australia and the US are tied in third with 46 percent each. The results come at a time when the US has surpassed Canada for international student demand share across IDP Connect’s suite of student-facing websites, indicating…