Ghost colleges

Indian Students Outraged After Australian Fake College Crackdown

The recent crackdown on “ghost colleges” in Australia has left many fake students, predominantly from India, in a precarious situation, prompting complaints to Indian newspapers. These complaints highlight a complex issue involving not only the students themselves but also the broader systemic issues that enabled this situation to flourish for so long.

The sheer scale of the problem is staggering. The closure of hundreds of unregistered or non-existent colleges underscores a significant failure in Australia’s regulatory oversight. For years, the system appears to have been exploited, with little to no effective action taken to stop the proliferation of these fraudulent institutions.… Continue reading