00:05I've seen stories about racism, discrimination, and even the death of some students, so I went
00:11to find someone who knows more. A critical part of this recruitment process is the use of agents
00:17by the various universities. Talk to us about how that works. If I were an agent, for example,
00:23on behalf of a university, I have an understanding with the university that for every student I bring
00:29to the northern part of Cyprus, all right, I get paid about $500 to $600 by the university. I also
00:36reserve the right to ask for a fee from the student I'm bringing. And I think the really bad thing
00:43about
00:43the whole agency issue is that it's not regulated. In fact, we do know from some of the studies that
00:48we've done that a huge, almost 50% of students said the agents misled them. Not mentioning that you
00:56were coming to the northern part of Cyprus. Just saying Cyprus, you were told, for example,
01:00well, you can get a job. When you come here, you can get a scholarship. When you can, but students
01:04come and there are no jobs. The legal way. The vast majority are working in the unregulated or as
01:10illegal workers. Scholarships, well, the scholarships are a sham. The scholarships do not exist.
01:15The
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