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A University in Canada shuts down from May1
VANCOUVER: A group of Indian students who travelled across the globe in pursuit of their MBA dreams are living their worst nightmare. The university into which they had got admission has been ordered to close down by the local government.
Lansbridge University, British Columbia, Canada, has been asked to shut down from May 1 following the discovery of management malpractice by the local ministry of advanced education.
In Canada, education is the responsibility of the provincial government and the ministry is responsible for governing public, private institutions in the province. According to sources there asre around 13 students from India at Lansbridge, a private institution.
This is once again a grim reminder for students to be cautious when applying to an institution overseas. Two students from Lansbridge, who prefer not to be named, said: "We are in complete shock. We never imagined something like this can happen in the developed world too."
The students have requested that either the tuition fees are refunded or they are given a transfer to another institute. The cost of an MBA is 10-15,000 Canadian dollars at Lansbridge. Many families in India invest their life savings to send their children overseas for higher education.
Responding to the students anxieties, Bo Hansen, manager, international education, ministry of advanced education, assured that the British Columbia government is taking all measures to protect the interests of international students.
VANCOUVER: A group of Indian students who travelled across the globe in pursuit of their MBA dreams are living their worst nightmare. The university into which they had got admission has been ordered to close down by the local government.
Lansbridge University, British Columbia, Canada, has been asked to shut down from May 1 following the discovery of management malpractice by the local ministry of advanced education.
In Canada, education is the responsibility of the provincial government and the ministry is responsible for governing public, private institutions in the province. According to sources there asre around 13 students from India at Lansbridge, a private institution.
This is once again a grim reminder for students to be cautious when applying to an institution overseas. Two students from Lansbridge, who prefer not to be named, said: "We are in complete shock. We never imagined something like this can happen in the developed world too."
The students have requested that either the tuition fees are refunded or they are given a transfer to another institute. The cost of an MBA is 10-15,000 Canadian dollars at Lansbridge. Many families in India invest their life savings to send their children overseas for higher education.
Responding to the students anxieties, Bo Hansen, manager, international education, ministry of advanced education, assured that the British Columbia government is taking all measures to protect the interests of international students.
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