Fraudulent Practices of Educational Consultancies in Bangladesh and Impacts on Students Who are Studying in Denmark.
Author
Ahmed, Sakil
Term
4. semester
Education
Publication year
2025
Submitted on
2025-05-27
Pages
46
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger svigagtige praksisser blandt uddannelseskonsulenter i Bangladesh og deres konsekvenser for Bangladeshi studerende, der læser på private uddannelsesinstitutioner i Danmark, særligt Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College og International Business Academy (IBA). Med udgangspunkt i forskningsspørgsmålet om, hvordan konsulenterne engagerer sig i bedrageri over for studerende, der planlægger udlandsstudier, og hvordan dette påvirker dem efter ankomst, anvender studiet en kvalitativ, hermeneutisk tilgang til interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) for at belyse deltagernes levede erfaringer. De indsamlede data fortolkes gennem agenturteori (Jensen og Meckling), migrationsinfrastruktur (Schiller og Salazar), akkulturationsteori (Berry) og social identitetsteori (Jenkins) og bearbejdes med tematisk analyse. Resultaterne peger på, at konsulenter vildleder ved at give misvisende information, tilbageholde væsentlige forhold og sende studerende til statsligt ikke-godkendte institutioner for egen vindings skyld, herunder ved at skabe urealistiske forventninger og skjule forholdene i Danmark. Konsekvenserne omfatter vanskeligheder med at finde arbejde, usikkerhed om karriere og fremtid samt psykisk belastning i form af stress, angst, ensomhed og depression. Studiet adresserer et forskningshul og søger at øge opmærksomheden blandt studerende og beslutningstagere for at modvirke udnyttelse.
This thesis examines fraudulent practices by education consultancies in Bangladesh and their consequences for Bangladeshi students studying at private institutions in Denmark, particularly Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College and the International Business Academy (IBA). Guided by the research question of how these consultancies engage in deception toward students planning to study abroad and how this affects them after arrival, the study uses a qualitative, hermeneutic interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to explore participants’ lived experiences. The data are interpreted through agency theory (Jensen and Meckling), migration infrastructure (Schiller and Salazar), acculturation theory (Berry), and social identity theory (Jenkins), and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that consultancies mislead students by providing misinformation, withholding crucial facts, and directing them to state non-approved institutions for their own benefit, including creating false expectations and obscuring realities in Denmark. These practices lead to difficulties finding jobs, uncertainty about careers and futures, and psychological strain, including stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression. The study addresses a research gap and seeks to raise awareness among students and policymakers to prevent exploitation.
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