Chinese students pay dearly for Canadian ‘education’ - The Globe and Mail

Chinese students pay dearly for Canadian ‘education’ - The Globe and Mail: "Vic is one of thousands Chinese students who arrive at Canadian colleges and universities each year via recruitment agencies that match students eager for a Western education with universities happy for an influx of cash.

However, an investigation by The Globe and Mail found that some agencies abuse their relationships with Canadian schools, promising Chinese families far more than they can deliver. Often, students are charged thousands of dollars for what turns out to be a semester of English-language training at private colleges loosely affiliated with the Canadian universities to which the students’ families thought they were paying admission.

Some Canadian universities seeking foreign students – who pay higher tuition fees than Canadian students – recruit directly, without using overseas agencies, avoiding the potential pitfalls."