Experts also specially remind parents that if the name of a study abroad agency appears in the list of Shandong area on the website of the Ministry of Education, it does not mean that the agency has the qualification of studying abroad agency service in Beijing, "subject to the local list published by the Ministry of Education". ? Policy Interpretation It is illegal to operate a foreign qualification certificate in Beijing. Among the study abroad agencies consulted by themselves, some hold the Qualification Certificate of Self-funded Study Abroad Agency issued by the Ministry of Education, but the names of these agencies did not appear in the list of Beijing area published by the Education Foreign Supervision Information Network of the Ministry of Education, but appeared in the list of other regions. Then, do these institutions have the qualifications to engage in the intermediary business of studying abroad in Beijing? In response to this problem, industry experts told reporters that although these institutions hold qualification certificates, they are not qualified in Beijing because they have not been filed with the relevant administrative departments in Beijing. In other words, in the list of qualified institutions on the website of the Ministry of Education, the name of the institution appears in the list of regions, and in which region it has business qualifications, otherwise it belongs to "unlicensed operation". And those who can't even get the qualification certificate are completely "black intermediaries" and cannot be trusted. The reporter consulted the "Regulations on the Administration of Intermediary Services for Studying Abroad at Their Own Expenses" and found that if an intermediary agency for studying abroad conducts cross-regional services, it should file a record with the education and public security departments where its business is located. In other words, although an institution has obtained the qualification certificate issued by the Ministry of Education, it is not qualified to engage in the intermediary service of studying in Beijing if it is not registered with the relevant administrative departments in Beijing. ? ? Policy Link "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Provisions on the Administration of Intermediary Services for Studying Abroad at One's own expense" (for Trial Implementation) Article 11 An intermediary service institution that has obtained qualification recognition and obtained a business license shall carry out intermediary services within the administrative area of its province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government; Inter-regional intermediary services shall be reported to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Security for separate examination and approval, and shall be filed with the education administrative departments of relevant provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs on the basis of the Qualification Certificate for Self-funded Study Abroad Intermediary Services and relevant approval documents. Article 12 Intermediary service institutions shall not set up branches outside the administrative areas of their provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and shall not entrust other institutions or individuals to carry out intermediary services in the form of contracting or subcontracting. Phenomenon analysis: More than 200 study abroad agencies in Beijing operate without a license. Cheng, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Study Abroad Service Center of the Ministry of Education, recently told reporters: "Take Beijing as an example, there are 78 legal study abroad service agencies registered with the Ministry of Education and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, but there are more than 300 study abroad agencies engaged in business activities in the market." In fact, not only Beijing, but also major cities in China have the problem of cross-regional "unlicensed operation" of agents studying abroad. Why are there a large number of study agents willing to take the risk of "operating without a license"? The reason is that the industry has high profits and low illegal costs. E Wenxue, vice president of Beijing Association for Studying Abroad, once said in an interview with this reporter: "The Beijing Municipal Education Commission stipulates that if you want to register a legal agency for studying abroad in Beijing, you must deposit 6,543,800 yuan in the bank. The principal and interest of this deposit are not allowed to be moved at will. " E Wen Xue, vice president, further pointed out that unqualified intermediaries always try their best to make money first, because the current market lacks strong supervision, and even if they are caught, they will not be sentenced. Some institutions really can't afford to pay a deposit of 6.5438 million yuan, and some institutions are unwilling to pay even if they have money. They don't care about being fined by the relevant departments because of their qualifications. After all, the fine imposed by the administrative department for industry and commerce may be only 3,500 yuan, while the income from studying abroad may be 3.5 million yuan or more. How to avoid disputes at the source in the five steps of expert appraisal of the qualifications of study abroad agents? Experts in the industry suggest that it is best to choose qualified formal study abroad agencies advertised on the website of the Ministry of Education. As far as Beijing is concerned, there are currently 78 * * * (the list is attached). There are also many industry veterans who enthusiastically support consumers to help those who have the intention to study abroad choose regular study institutions. ? ? According to qualified study abroad experts, the choice of study abroad agency depends on whether it has two documents: the Qualification Certificate of Self-funded Study Abroad Agency issued by the Ministry of Education and the Business License issued by the local administrative department for industry and commerce to allow it to carry out self-funded study abroad agency business. It is particularly noteworthy that consumers also need to check whether the institution has local qualifications through the "Foreign-related Supervision Information Network of the Ministry of Education", rather than operating without a license across regions. ? According to experts who study abroad by contract, the Ministry of Education has a unified model contract for self-funded study abroad agents. The contract samples can be found on the foreign-related supervision website of the Ministry of Education. Generally speaking, regular colleges and universities will choose the contract mode of the Ministry of Education. Consumers should pay attention to whether the name of the study agency signed in the contract is consistent with the name on its' qualification certificate'. ? Word-of-mouth study abroad experts suggest that students and parents can learn about the enterprise scale of study abroad service institutions, the number of students handled and the countries of study abroad, as well as the evaluation of enterprises by industries, students and parents. ? According to experts who choose study abroad consultants, even the study abroad agents with good credit and reputation have different levels of study abroad consultants. We should pay attention to the level and service attitude of study abroad consultants. Before choosing a study abroad agent, it is best to check whether this institution or its study abroad consultant has really successfully applied for some cases similar to students' situation. Consumers should also take the initiative to know whether the intermediary service institutions have signed a letter of intent or agreement on cooperation with their promised institutions, and whether the letter of intent or agreement has been reported to the local education administrative departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government for confirmation.