1. THE PLAYING FIELD
Much ado about recruiting in Japan.
2. ABROAD PERSPECTIVES
Malaysia set for a new global campus experience.
3. OVER THE COUNTER
Private school shortcomings in Vietnam.
4. GLOBE TIPPING
Tips for taking a laptop on board.
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Volume 11, Issue 19; May 16, 2012
1. THE PLAYING FIELDMuch ado about recruiting in Japan. 2. ABROAD PERSPECTIVESMalaysia set for a new global campus experience. 3. OVER THE COUNTERPrivate school shortcomings in Vietnam. 4. GLOBE TIPPINGTips for taking a laptop on board. |
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Do the tea leaves point to a new brew in Ontario ?(0)
A confluence of factors all in the news this week may give us a good indication of what to look for down the not-too-distant-road in Canada’s biggest province with its most number of universities and students. |
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Tilting at Degree Mills??(0)
Douglas College in British Columbia released an announcement that it has “initiated an independent review of the policies and procedures governing the college’s partnership programs in China. |
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Kuwait EduFair – Disappointing.(0)
Poor crowds, bad timing and weak promotions served to sabotage KuwaitEdu 2012. Six years into this annual event, it’s headed in the wrong direction. Many who participated won’t be back, and for those considering it for future – it is yet another example of why buyers need to be very wary of where they spend precious Fair dollars. Two days of pre-Fair school visits were a total waste of time. They seemed pieced together overnight and suffered for it. Maybe Fair organizers knew the Fair was going to disappoint and wanted to try to add more to the package. With no English-language advertising, and a key market – Indian ex-pat kids – all writing exams, attendance was woeful. For those giving out grades, it’s a D minus. |
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Lies told to me by an Indian agent(0)
Each day working in this industry, teaches me more about the length people will go to – to lie to line their own pocketbooks. My boss (Mel Broitman, you can read his blog on this site), asked me to call up an education agency in Punjab, which is also listed with a Canadian phone number |
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Fairs for a fee in Dubai(0)
It’s not surprising that in a place openly promoting materialism and wealth as its raison d’etre, that if you want to talk to students about future studies, you’ll have to pay. |
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Ambitious in Brazil. Opportunity for Canada.(0)
On July 26, 2011 the Brazilian government announced a grant of 75,000 scholarships to be managed by two Federal funding Agencies: CAPES and CNPq*. The funding program is called “Science without Borders” (Ciências sem Fronteiras in Portuguese). These scholarships enable overseas studies from between 6 months and 15 months. |
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Flying in India? Up in the air.(0)
Once India’s two great success stories in the air – Jet and Kingfisher airlines – are in deep trouble. The private airlines are in debt, planes are grounded, pilots leaving – and with a myriad of flight cancellations, Indian air travel is resembling its ground transport – unreliable. If you going to India, check your schedule carefully. You may wish to build in additional time in case of delays or cancellations. Also consider two of the private upstart airlines which are doing fairly well: SpiceJet and Indigo. |
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O, O: The Podcast“Aim Higher” tweets
Great context as Radio Canada International covers student recruitment challenges in India.
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada extensively explores good practices for recruitment in India.
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