India companies selling US student visa appointments for $1000
Companies, often operating on social media, offer to book appointments on behalf of individuals who want to study in the US. In a Facebook group dedicated to f1 student visas, one wrote: “If anyone really looking for a F1 visa slots message me (Freshers and refused), we are monitoring 24/7. Payment after slot confirmation only.” The companies ask students for their registration details and monitor appointment availability. When new slots become available, they book these on behalf of their customers, leaving those who haven’t paid for the service struggling to secure their own spaces. In some cases, scalpers appear to…
Virtual Fair
Description Our network of 1200+ industry partners provide our engineering, computer science and project management students with opportunities to gain the vital technical and soft skills that employers are looking for. In this session, the Faculty of Engineeringâs Director of Industry Engagement, Mr Anthony Kadi, will speak about the many work placements, internships, capstone projects and other initiatives available to our students. Find out more about our award-winning Professional Engagement Program (PEP), embedded within all out professional engineering degrees, and our Engineering Sydney Industry Placement Scholarships (ESIPS), a 24-week hands-on industry placement allowing students to work on a real world…
Dozens of students who could be kicked out of Canada say they were duped by immigration agents in India
For Karanveer Singh, the pieces of his Canadian dream started to fit together one by one. In 2019, the 24-year-old from Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India, received a letter of acceptance for the business administration program at Loyalist College, a public college in Belleville, Ont. That letter was then used to obtain a student visa and his entry into Canada. Singh’s dream? To build a better life for himself while sending money back home to support his physically disabled father, who sold his farmland and spent his life savings to pay $25,000 for his son’s education.Now that dream has come crashing back to…
Who is Brijesh Mishra? Agent linked to 700 Indian students being deported from Canada
700 Indian students have been issued deportation notices by the Canadian authorities | Representative pic 700 Indian students who applied for study visas through a consultant Brijesh Mishra, have been issued deportation notices as the documents were found to be fake by the Canadian authorities.The Indian students are now facing deportation from Canada after the authorities over there found ‘admission offer letters’ and educational institutions to be fake. They received the deportation letters from the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) recently.According to Indian express report, 700 students had applied for study visas via Education Migration Services (located in Jalandhar) headed…
Ontario colleges move to protect international students, before and after they come to Canada
In the face of growing concerns about the treatment of international students in this country, publicly funded colleges in Ontario are bringing in a new set of rules meant to protect those coming from abroad to study.The rules will apply to, among other things, the information and marketing given to prospective students and the training of those recruiting them.The new standards come as international students have increasingly raised concerns over the Canadian education they’re being sold and the hard financial and employment realities they find upon arriving here.“There was a real need for greater clarity in the information we give…
Education Department Announces Use of Secret Shopping to Protect Students, Crack Down on Institutions that Lure Students with Lies
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced today that the Enforcement Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will use secret shoppers as an additional tool to monitor postsecondary institutions’ compliance with the laws and regulations governing their participation in the federal student aid programs. In particular, secret shoppers will evaluate recruitment, enrollment, financial aid, and other practices of postsecondary institutions to help identify potentially deceptive or predatory practices used to recruit and enroll students. “Secret shopping is another tool in FSA’s toolbox as we expand our oversight work to hold predatory schools accountable,” said FSA Chief Operating Officer Richard Cordray.…
Holi celebrations bring a splash of colour to Fanshawe students
Covered from head to toe in bright, colourful powder, Fanshawe College students gathered to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, on Wednesday. The festivities were a taste of home for international students from India and Nepal — for some, the first-time celebrating in a Canadian winter. Holi signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrated in India, Nepal and around the world.Bright colours, dancing, painting and tasty South Asian desserts were all part of the celebration at Fanshawe’s South Campus.Students covered in colourful powder dance at a Holi celebration on Fanshawe College’s south campus. (Michelle Both/CBC)”It’s full of…
One in five students at top universities consider dropping out over cost of living
One in five students at Russell Group universities are considering dropping out because of the cost of living crisis, and a quarter are regularly going without food and other essentials, the Observer can reveal.In the largest study of its kind, new research by the Russell Group Students’ Unions – which represents 24 of Britain’s most elite higher education institutions, including Oxbridge, UCL and Edinburgh – for the first time lays bare the devastating impact soaring prices are having on all but the richest students.More than half of those surveyed said their academic performance had suffered as a result of the…
South Asian graduates say they need specific support to find jobs
International students are a hugely important part of Australia’s university system and its economy. In 2019, before COVID, international education was worth about A$40.3 billion to the Australian economy. As of 2022, international students are worth about $25.5 billion but this figure is expected to rise again. Not only has Australia reopened its borders, but it is trying to entice international students by increasing post-study working rights and working rights on student visas. China is of huge importance to our international student intake, making up 25% of the group as of December 2022. However, students from South Asia – including…
