Thursday, July 16, 2009

Brookes Business School Registration Cancelled

AsiaOne ran this story on 15 July 2009:

Brookes Business School Registration Cancelled

Ministry of Education will cancel the registration of Brookes Business School effective today.

This follows the outcomes of investigations by the secretariat of the pro-tem Council for Private Education (CPE) on Brookes Business Schools for contraventions of the Education Act.

All affected students may approach the Association of Private Schools and Colleges (APSC) to seek assistance to be placed in another private education institution.

Students must be prepared to show proof that they are currently enrolled at the school, and must bring their student contracts, payment receipts, course schedules and assignments completed, and any past tests scripts and results.

International students holding student passes issued by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) should first approach the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) to get advice on fees return under the Student Protection Scheme.

Students may also contact Students may also contact pro-tem CPE via the MOE Customer Service at
(email) MOE_CPE_Contact@moe.gov.sg or (Telephone) 68722220 for clarifications.

The secretariat of the pro-tem CPE is working with various agencies and the private education industry players to put in place measures to ensure that affected students have other avenues to complete their studies.

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