An eye opening incident of Tri-Valley University (US), which every
student aspiring for overseas education should know. The article is not only
about unauthorized agents but also universities.
“Some of the best Universities of World are situated in Canada.
These Universities have world-class infrastructure and all modern teaching
technologies. All this put together Canada attracts students from all over the
world. Number of Immigrants students has risen by 15% in a year in Canada.
A university based in
Virginia is supposed to have 2400 students. Out of this number 90% are Indian
students.
To enter Canada one needs a
passport and Canadian Visa. This is the juncture when the students get cheated
and fall into the trap of unauthorized agents.
“International Universities
prefer enrolling immigrant’s students and which is why most of the Canadian
Universities have raised their fees and entry criteria too. Immigrant’s
students can pay twice the tuition fee of what the locals can pay. “
$20 billion is contributed to the Unites States every year by the
international students. This makes the education the fifth largest export
service in the country.
There are instances when these universities are not able to reach
the international students directly. On such occasions they depend upon the
local education consultants. Most of these are not authorized by the concerned
Department. In the name of Tuition fee and processing fee they charge huge
amounts from the aspiring students. The financial incentive attracts the agents
to misguide students. There is every possibility that the student might select
a wrong college or university as guided by the agent.
Many of these colleges are
without any proper infrastructure and are raided by the authorities.
Tri Valley University as
raided in the recent past by the Federal Government. They had to shut down the
University after receiving instructions from the Government.
The receiving countries
have taken different measures to curb this issue. USA has allowed the
universities to pick up their own agents.
Looking at the growing
concern Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced that, “the
immigrants must know to protect themselves.” He also said that they his
department will do everything to protect the integrity of Canadian Immigration
system.
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