On 23 February 2022 the website of Indian newspaper, The Tribune, reported that a group of students in Ludhiana protested against three “immigration consultants” – Bestway Education and Immigration Services, IDP Education and Canam Consultants. According to the report the students alleged that the three agencies “had failed to send them to Canada and duped them of lakhs of rupees.” Some of the students reportedly said that the money they paid for tuition fees “was hard-earned money of their parents and some of them had even sold their land to send them to Canada.” A video of the protest was…

Rising costs – including rent, bills, tuition fees and food – have left some international students unable to afford basic necessities.  Leena Daboo is an international student from Mauritius and vice president of finance and administration at the University of Prince Edward Island’s student union. She said that international students have been left to choose between “paying their rent and not going homeless, or buying food”.  Daboo oversees the distribution of emergency funds at her university, an initiative first launched to support students during the Covid-19 pandemic. She added they decided to continue to program due to concerns over spiralling…

Shortly following these subjects are studies in business, health care, environment and climate change. Results from the INTO University Partnerships survey of over 1,250 Indian students showed that over 78% of students believe the pandemic has “influenced” career aspirations and subject choices when considering studying abroad. Some 10% of students also wished to pursue “new-age courses, such as data science, cybersecurity, eco-technology” and “urban planning design”. Diwakar Chandiok, recruitment director at INTO, said “changing aspirations combined with increased student interest in computer science signifies a very positive trend”. The Dell Technologies Index 2020 reflects a testament to “the rising interest…

The International Education Practitioner Program, first announced as a “key component” of the government’s International Education Strategy in 2021, is designed to strengthen the international education program in Saskatchewan. “The International Education Practitioner Program will deliver international education training to the post-secondary education sector to support a consistent level of understanding and knowledge of international engagement across the province,” advanced education minister Gene Makowsky said. “This program builds capacity within the sector to host international students and helps meet commitments in Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan by positioning the province as a study destination of choice.” Some 78 employees of post-secondary education institutions, nominated to participate in the…

“There is nothing personal about an IELTS score sheet. It is not a passport or resident card; everything on it…

This special feature is sponsored by Study UK. Education agents have always played a key role in advising students and…

The student journey and Gen Z: What’s old and still relevant? What’s new and oh-so-important? Part 2 of 2. Source

An Indian education agent has been arrested twice in the space of two months, accused of selling fake education certificates.…

Pre-pandemic, Canadian public schools enrolled upwards of 45,000 international students from 150 countries a year. Source