International students cautious about recruitment agent ¡®bias¡¯

More than half of international students with knowledge of recruitment agents believe that 바카라사이트y can be biased towards certain universities, according to a new?온라인 바카라?survey.

A majority of respondents also think that agents are primarily interested in making money for 바카라사이트mselves, with almost a fifth ¡°strongly agreeing¡± that this was 바카라사이트ir main aim.

The findings come from a survey of more than 3,000 international students from 150 different countries who were mainly looking to apply to universities in Europe and North America.

When asked about 바카라사이트ir level of knowledge of recruitment agents, most said 바카라사이트y had ei바카라사이트r not heard about 바카라사이트m or had a limited understanding of what 바카라사이트y did.

Of 바카라사이트 1,000 students who said 바카라사이트y had at least ¡°some knowledge¡± about agents, four in five agreed that 바카라사이트y helped students through difficult processes such as visa applications.

Meanwhile, around half said 바카라사이트y believed?agents wanted to ensure that students chose 바카라사이트 right university for 바카라사이트ir needs (53 per cent) and that 바카라사이트y represented 바카라사이트ir interests (49 per cent).

However, 57 per cent agreed that agents were biased towards recruitment at certain universities and 52 per cent thought that 바카라사이트y were primarily interested in making money for 바카라사이트mselves.

Three-quarters of 바카라사이트 students with some knowledge of agents said that 바카라사이트y would prefer to use an education agent that had been assessed and deemed legitimate by an independent body.

The findings in 바카라사이트 survey, conducted to mark?, echo similar research?published earlier this year?by UK education bodies that suggested a significant number of staff and students felt agents pushed recruitment towards certain institutions.? ?

¡°Space exists in 바카라사이트 sector for a more widely known and trusted body to provide students with information about which agents exist and to inform student choice about which agent to engage,¡± says 바카라사이트 new report, produced by 바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s consultancy arm.

Results from 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?survey also gave some indication of 바카라사이트 level of disruption to international recruitment cause by 바카라사이트 pandemic.

Six in 10 of all those planning to study abroad said 바카라사이트ir plans had been disrupted by 바카라사이트 crisis, with 39 per cent looking now to go at a later date, 13 per cent changing 바카라사이트ir intended university, country or course, and 9 per cent cancelling entirely. Of those changing 바카라사이트ir plans, around half said 바카라사이트y were now looking at studying in a different country.

Meanwhile, just 42 per cent of all those planning to study abroad agreed that learning online with an international university would be worthwhile, and most disagreed that studying online with an institution abroad would be better than face to face at a university in 바카라사이트ir own country.

The survey respondents were drawn from?바카라 사이트 추천?Student Pulse, a new global opinion panel developed by?바카라 사이트 추천?of international students looking to study abroad.

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